Dabir Khan

Dabir Khan
Born	1905 Rampur State
Died	1972
Occupation(s)	Vocal and instrumental musician of Hindustani classical music
Awards	Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1969

Dabir Khan

Dabir Khan was a 20th-century 'beenkar' and a vocalist. He was the grandson of legendary vina player Wazir Khan. ^[1]

Career

Dabir Khan learned veena from his grandfather, Wazir Khan. He was employed at All India Radio Calcutta. Dabir Khan is also considered as one of India's legendary musician Miyan Tansen's last descendants ^[2] and in 1969 was awarded a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. ^[3] Among the pupils of Dabir Khan were K. C. Dey, the noted singer Manna Dey, ^[4] Asit De (head of the Theory Division of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata), ^[5] and Pandit Santosh Banerjee (formerly head of department of instrumental music, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta). ^[6]

Dabir Khan as external examiner to Clem Alford at Midnapore, West Bengal in 1969

Clem Alford was a student of Pandit S.N. Saha, who was himself a student of Ustad Muhammad Dabir Khan. Muhammad Dabir Khan was the external examiner of Clem Alford in 1969 at Midnapore Music College.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Dabir Khan was born in Rampur State in 1905. He died in 1972. ^[7]

Awards and recognition

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1969 ^[3]

See also

• Hindustani classical music
• Sadarang
• Tansen

References

1. Miner, Allyn (April 2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN   9788120814936.
2. Gopal, Rupa (23 March 2011). "The Tansen legacy". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
3. "SNA: Awardees list". Sangeet Natak Akademi website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
4. Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN   9780810880245.
5. "Ustad Dabir Khan". Asit De.
6. https://archive.kaahon.com/music/pt-santosh-banerjee-there-are-no-gurus-left-in-indian-classical-music/
7. McCollum, Jonathan; Hebert, David G (11 September 2014). Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology. Lexington Books. p. 285. ISBN   9781498507059 . Retrieved 7 January 2022.