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Dilshad Khan

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Dilshad Khan
Khan in 2018
Khan in 2018
Background information
Birth nameArabinda Dasgupta
Born (1941-08-07) 7 August 1941 (age 83)
OriginKolkata, India
GenresKhyal, Thumri
OccupationHindustani classical music
InstrumentVocal
Years active1959–present
SpouseParveen Sultana
Relative: Buddhadev Das Gupta

Dilshad Khan is a Hindustani classical singer.

Early life and background

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Khan was born Arabinda Dasgupta in Kolkata.[1] Dilshad is the younger brother of eminent sarod maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta.[2] He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate.[3]

He started learning tabla at the age of four, but later took up singing under the guidance of N.C. Chakravorty, Hidan Banarjee and Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He was inspired by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. After moving permanently to Mumbai, Khan became a disciple of Kirana gharana vocalist Padmashree Faiyaz Ahmed Khan.[4]

Personal life

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Khan is married to classical vocalist, Begum Parveen Sultana. They have a daughter.

References

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  1. ^ Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kumāraprasāda (2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books India. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-14-306199-1. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Dilshad Khan ❤️ राग परिचय". raagparichay.in. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ R.D. Burman, who had been Dilshad Khan's classmate in St Xavier's School, Kolkata. Archived 11 July 2012 at archive.today entertainment.oneindia.in, 12 October 2007.
  4. ^ "'We don't teach just music'". The Hindu. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2018.[dead link]