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 (لاەور) 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: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) 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). ... Hyderabad (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدراباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ... 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. ...

Khan hailed from a West Punjabi family of musical heritage. Having lived a life of the greatest and worst experiences, Khan absorbed all his mental, physical and spiritual powers into the study and practice of music. By 1944, he was considered the uncrowned king of Hindustani music. He lived at various intervals in Lahore, Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. He remains the insipiration of a whole generation of top-ranking singers and performers in both India and Pakistan, including Ghulam Ali, Pakistan's leading ghazal singer. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... Lahore (لاەور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... Hyderabad (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدراباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ... Ghulam Ali (born 1940) is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. ...

Upon the partition of India in 1947, Khan returned to his home in Pakistan, but returned to India some time afterwards to permanently reside there. In 1957, he acquired Indian citizenship. He sang a couple of songs for the movie Mughal-e-Azam where his voice was represented as Tansen's voice. He reportedly charged Rs. 25,000/- per song when the going rate for popular playback singers such as Lata and Rafi was below Rs. 500/- per song. He collapsed and died in Hyderabad in 1968. The Partition of India was the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in the 1940s. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mughal-e-Azam is an Indian romance film, a product of the Bollywood movie industry. ... Tansen (1506-1589) was a North Indian musician. ... The Rupee (₨ or Rs. ... Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर) (born September 28, 1929) is a popular Indian singer, whose career has spanned over six decades. ... Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 - July 31, 1980) is perhaps the most famous Hindi playback singer of yesteryears. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

References

• Sapra, Vinita (2004). Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan: His Contribution to Indian Music. Delhi, India: Raj Publications. ISBN 8186208321.
• [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/12mughal.htm Immortal-e-Azam

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See also

• Ghulam Ali