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Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (b. Kasur, near Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan), c. 1902; d. Hyderabad, India, April 25, 1968) was an Indian vocalist, considered one of the finest representatives of the Hindustani music tradition in the 20th century. Kasur, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan. ... Lahore (Ù„Ø§Ø©ÙˆØ±) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: à¨ªà©°à¨œà¨¾à¨¬, Devanagari: à¤ªà¤‚à¤œà¤¾à¤¬, Shahmukhi: Ù¾Ù†Ø¬Ø§Ø¨) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... There are several places named Hyderābād, including, For the pre-1956 Indian state, see Hyderabad state For the city in Andhra Pradesh, India, see Hyderabad, India For the city in Sindh, Pakistan, see Hyderabad, Pakistan Rao Guduru, my co-worker hails from Hyderabad This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ...

In 1957, he acquired Indian citizenship. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

Sapra, Vinita (2004). Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan: His Contribution to Indian Music. Delhi, India: Raj Publications. ISBN 8186208321.

Categories: 1902 births | Hindustani vocalists | Indian musicians | Musician stubs | Indian people stubs

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MusicalNirvana - Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (549 words)
	Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan can be described as an artiste who has had the maximum impact on the 20th Century Hindustani Classical Music scenario.
	But what actually characterised Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was an effervescent melodic quality which was concertised in a masterly flow of ideas which were delivered with a unique sense of alacrity, aided by one of the most pliable and dextrous voices ever heard in living memory in this land.
	For Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, 'Taleem' was but a means to a greater end where sheer melody and freedom of movement became unified His music was the joyous expression of an unfettered musical psyche.

Indian Melody : Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - An Article (0 words)
	Bade Gulam Ali Khan had an impressive physique and the lofty gait of a monarch.
	Bade Gulam Ali hailed from Lahore in Punjab.
	Bade Gulam Ali, however, allowed his brother to accompany him on the harmonium but never to sing with him in public.

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