Question
Download Solution PDFUstad Vilayat Khan, one of the great musicians from India, is globally renowned for playing which of the following instruments?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sitar
Key Points
- Ustad Vilayat Khan was a prominent Sitar player.
- He was born on 28 August 1928 in Gouripur in East Bengal, now Bangladesh.
- He invented a new technique of playing Sitar with the left hand which lasts for longer consistency.
- He also invented many Ragas enriching Indian Music.
Additional Information
Important Instruments and Related personalities:
| Instruments | Related Personality |
| Santoor | Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori |
| Sarod | Amjad Ali khan, Sharan Rani, Ali Akbar Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta |
| Sitar | Pt. Ravi Shankar, Anushka Shankar, Mushtaq Ali Khan |
| Sarangi | Shakoor Khan, Pt. Ram Narayan, Ustad Binda Khan |
| Veena | Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Emani Sankara Shastri |
| Violin | MS Gopalakrishnan, M Chandrashekhar |
| Guitar | Braj Bhushan Kabra |
| Mandolin | U Srinivas |
| Shehnai | Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ali Ahmad Hussain |
| Flute | Hari Prasad Chaurasiya, Pannalal Ghosh |
| Tabla | Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha Khan, Pt. Krishan Maharaj |
| Mrindagam | KV Prasad, SV Rajarao, Palghat Mani Iyer |
| Kanjra | Puddukkoti Dakshinmurthi Pillai |
| Ghatam | TH Vinayakaram, EM Subramaniam |
| Pakhawaj | Totaram Sharma, Pt. Ayodhya Prasad, Gopal das |
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