Ayet Ali Khan (1884 – 1967)[1] was a Bengali classical musician and developer of musical instruments.[2][3]
Early life
Khan was born in Shibpur, Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India in 1884. He trained under his brothers Fakir Aftabuddin Khan and Ustad Alauddin Khan. He trained in Rampur under Ustad Wazir Khan for 30 years.[1][4]
Career
Khan took residence in the Maihir State as court musician. He formed an indigenous instrumental orchestra with his brother. In 1935, he joined Santiniketan as the head of the Music department after Rabindranath Tagore invited him. He left the post over health reasons. He invented two musical instruments, Manohara and Mandrand and developed the surbahar and the sarod. He invented a number of Ragas including Aol-Basanta, Omar-Sohag, Varis, and Hemantika. He established the Alauddin Music College in 1948 in Comilla and in 1954 in Brahmanbaria. From 1961 to 1965 he worked at Radio Pakistan.[1]
Awards
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) award by the Government of Pakistan (1961)[1]
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1966)[1]
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award (1976)[5]
- Independence Award (1984)[1]
Personal life and death
Khan was married to Umarunnesa.[6] Their children were Bahadur Khan, Mobarak Hossain Khan, Abed Hossain Khan, Sheikh Sadi Khan, Ambia, Kohinoor and Razia.[6]
Khan died in 1967.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Khan, Ustad Ayet Ali". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pandit Ravi Shankar Was The Most Complete Sitarist: Annapurna Devi". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Sarod maker with sixth sense". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Songs from the River called Titas". The Daily Star. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Shilpakala Academy upholds legends". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- 1 2 সংগীত ব্যক্তিত্ব মোবারক হোসেন খান আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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