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Ustad Alauddin Khan

Ustad Alauddin Khan

Sahana Gupta

The book is a tribute to a legend, an attempt to reflect on the life of a man whose unparalleled ambition, will power, dedication and discipline, placed him among the finest musicians of the world.

Hardback | 7.5" x 9" | 128 pp

ISBN 9788174363862

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About this book

Boro Baba...Ustad Alauddin Khan is the story of a simple man who dedicated his life to attain oneness with God through different forms of music. Sahana, his great-granddaughter, draws the story of his life from his handwritten manuscript, photographs and letters, painstakingly archived by her father and Baba’s grandson, Dhyanesh Khan. In the process, she takes us through his chequered and fascinating life – from the time he survived on alms just to learn music, to his achieving the status of a maestro. The book is a tribute to a legend, an attempt to reflect on the life of a man whose unparalleled ambition, will power, dedication and discipline, placed him among the finest musicians of the world.
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About the author

Sahana Gupta née Khan, the eldest great-granddaughter of Baba Alauddin Khan, was born and brought up in Kolkata. She graduated from Loreto College and went on to major in English. She has lived a life amidst music, under the meticulous care of her father, Dhyanesh Khan. Though music comes naturally to her, Sahana has found her calling in the field of Information Technology and is now based in Bangalore.
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It is an excellent effort by Sahana to write about such a great man. Though I never got an opportunity to meet him as I was only 2 years old when Baba passed away. I have heard a lot about him from my father late Maharaja Govind Singh of Maihar
Raghuvir Singh Kushwaha

Excellent
Dinesh Khan

Dear Madam Gupta, It was an absolutely unique experience for me when I came across your book on 'Ustad Alaudiin Khan' in Oxford Book Store at Calcutta.While going through the pages and seeing the pictures of the Immortal Souls of Indian Classical Music was a sheer delight The Bengali writings about his own family was also an experience. But only in Page 99 I had observed that in a Photograph it had been mentioned as 'Baba Standing with Timir Baran Bhattacharjee and Radhika Mohan Maitra'. If I am not mistaken it happens to be a Photograph of a very young Sachin Dev Burman but not of Timir Baran Bhattacharjee. May we the listenesrs of Calcutta can expect more books from you based on Indian Classical Music in future. With Sincere Regards Somnath Guha
Somnath Guha

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