Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?

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  1. Pandit Ravishankar Prasad
  2. Aamir Ali Khan
  3. Amjad Ali Khan
  4. Kishan Maharaj

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Option 3 : Amjad Ali Khan
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The correct answer is Amjad Ali Khan.

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  • Ustad Amjad Ali Khan-
    • A distinguished maestro in the field of playing the sarod, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is popularly known as the “Sarod Samrat“.
    • He is the sixth generation sarod player in his family.
    • He learned from his father Haafiz Ali Khan, who was a court musician in Gwalior up until Independence in 1947.
    • He was awarded India's second-highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
    • The name sarod comes from the Persian ‘sarod’ meaning ‘melody’, alluding to its more melodic tone.

Additional Information

Instrument Famous instrumentalist of India
Tabla
  • Zakir Hussain
  • Pandit Anindo Chatterjee
  • Pandit Anokhelal Mishra
  • Ahmad Jan Thirakwa
Violin
  • L. Subramaniam
  • N. Rajam
  • Ragini Shankar
  • L. Athira Krishna
Veena
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar
  • Veenai Dhanammal
  • Veena Sheshanna
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