Hindustani musician
He was the first Indian musician to receive the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 1991.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, Indias second highest civilian honor, in 1989.
In 1956, he started the Ali Akbar College of Music with two locations in San Rafael, California and Basel, Switzerland.
He founded a music school in Calcutta, India in 1967.
He was the court musician for the maharajah of Jodhpur until his death in 1948 from a plane crash.
He performed in 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City for "Concert for Bangladesh" with Mr. Shankar, Alla Rakha, Kamala Chakravaty, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton CBE.
The violinist, Yehudi Menuhin, brought him to America in 1955.
He was named a national treasure by the Indian government in 1989 carried on the musical traditions of his father, Allauddin Khan.
Brother-in-law of Ravi Shankar and brother of Annapurna Devi.
He is the father of seven sons including Aasish Khan, a Sarod musician, and four daughters.
Master Indian musician and composer. He was a legendary sarod player. He was considered a "National Treasure" in India.
The state of Jodhpur bestowed upon him the title "Ustad", which means "master" or "teacher".
He was the first performer to make an LP record of Indian classical music.
