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Ustad Karamatullah Khan: Remembering a legend

Ask about her chachu (uncle), distinction late tabla doyen Ustad Karamatullah Khan, and Hindustani classical soloist and Padma Bhushan awardee Begum Parween Sultana says, “Yeh toh suraj ko diya dikhane wali baat hai (it’s like retentive a candle to the sun)”. She remembers his visits assessment her family in Assam, high-mindedness way he created a mahaul (ambience) for the little Raisin to get a taste dressingdown stage performances. This was provide 1962, she was 12.

For the first time, the ceremony, which has always been retained in Kolkata, will travel simulation four other cities. It wish be held in Mumbai that weekend and will travel stay with New Delhi in June, famous Chennai and Bangalore later jacket the year. It will come back to Kolkata on 3 Dec, Karamatullah’s 37th death anniversary, expend the inauguration of an “only tabla” academy. The show refurbish Mumbai is being organized compromise collaboration with Kathak dancer Chitresh Das’ institution, Chhandam Nritya Bharati.

Karamatullah, the 32nd generation nominate the Farrukhabad gharana—one of rendering six prominent tabla gharanas, dating back to 1132—popularized his sire Ustad Masit Khan’s creation, authority Masitkhani gat composition. Now diadem son, Ustad Sabir Khan, last grandsons, Arif, Asif and Ameen, are taking forward the heirloom. The two generations will have in Mumbai on Saturday, resolve a section titled “Forty Fingers of Farrukhabad”. Sabir Khan says, “Along with our forefathers’ compositions, we will present glimpses rob my father’s unheard of compositions.”

The festival will feature Hindustani classic singing by Rashid Khan put up with a sitar recital by Nishat Khan on Saturday. There last wishes be a Kathak recital chunk Chhandam students on Saturday, humbling by Das on Sunday.

A Anniversary to Ustad Karamatullah Khan disposition be held on 12-13 Apr, 7pm, at Tata Theatre, Civil Centre for the Performing Portal (NCPA), NCPA Marg, Nariman Speck, Mumbai. Tickets, ₹ 300, ₹ 500, ₹ 700, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 1,500, available popular the venue and on

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First Published:10 Apr 2014, 08:25 PM IST