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UNIT - 2 - The Sound of Music Part - 2 - The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan — ENGLISH STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ENGLISHUNIT - 2 - The Sound of Music Part - 2 - The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan2 Marks
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Which awards were conferred on to bismillah khan?
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  • Awards and recognition came thick and fast to Bismillah Khan for being a master of the shehnai.
  • National awards like the Padmashri, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan were conferred on him.
  • In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
  • He was the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America.
  • So well-known had he become internationally that an auditorium in Teheran was named after him -Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan.

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