Ustad Badruddin "Manji" Khan (1888–1937) was a
Hindustani Classical vocalist of the
Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
The Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana (also known as Jaipur Gharana, Atrauli-Jaipur Gharana, and Alladiyakhani Gayaki) is an Hindustani music apprenticeship fraternity (''gharana''), founded by Alladiya Khan in the late-19th century. Evolved from the dhrup ...
founded by his father,
Ustad Alladiya Khan. "He was called 'Manji' because he was his father's Manjhala (middle) son."
[Profile of Ustad Manji Khan on SwarGanga Music Foundation website]
Retrieved 23 April 2017
Early life
Utd. Manji Khan was the second son of
Ustad Alladiya Khan. "Because of the health ailments of his other two brothers, elder Ustad Nasiruddin 'Badeji' Khan and younger
Ustad Shamsuddin "Bhurji" Khan, Ustad Manji Khan was treated and chosen by Ustad Alladiya Khan as the foremost inheritor and disciple of the
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
The Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana (also known as Jaipur Gharana, Atrauli-Jaipur Gharana, and Alladiyakhani Gayaki) is an Hindustani music apprenticeship fraternity (''gharana''), founded by Alladiya Khan in the late-19th century. Evolved from the dhrup ...
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Musical style and training
Ustad Manji Khan was influenced by Ustad ''Rahimat Khan'',Gwalior Gharana
The Gwalior Gharana (Gwalior school of classical music) is one of the oldest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605).
The favourite singers of th ...
. The influence of Ustad Rahimat Khan's style in Ustad Bhurji Khan's singing earned him the wrath of his father, and thus gave up singing for a while. He resumed it later, under his father's conditions, but his career was cut short by his early death.[
"Ustad Manji Khan was noted for his serene face while singing, and earned popularity amongst younger listeners because of his choice to punctuate the more serious classical fare with exquisitely sung lighter pieces."][
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Students
Mallikarjun Mansur
Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur (Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಮನ್ಸೂರ), (31 December 1910 – 12 September 1992) was an Indian classical singer from Karnataka, an excellent vocalist in the khyal style in th ...
became Ustad Manji Khan's disciple just before Khan's death.[ Later, Mansur learned under Ustad Alladiya Khan's youngest son Ustad Bhurji Khan. ]Gulubhai Jasdanwalla
Gulubhai Jasdanwalla was a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana and one of the foremost disciples of Gharana founder Utd. Alladiya Khan.
Background
From a entrepreneurial family, Gulubhai Jasdanwalla was a race horse ...
also learned from Ustad Manji Khan for several years.
"It was through the initiative of a friend that Ustad Manji Khan, son of Ustad Alladiya Khan of the Jaipur gharana noticed Mallikarjun. Already trained in the Gwalior gharana
The Gwalior Gharana (Gwalior school of classical music) is one of the oldest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605).
The favourite singers of th ...
style, Mallikarjun was able to absorb the rich Jaipur style."[Tribute to a Maestro, Mallikarjun Mansur, a disciple of Manji Khan]
Retrieved 23 April 2017 Pandit Mansur is Ustad Manji Khan's sole musical inheritor.
Death
Ustad Manji Khan died an untimely death in 1937 in an accident.
Legacy
Like his famous father, Ustad Manji Khan did not leave behind any recordings.
References
Further reading
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1888 births
1937 deaths
Indian Muslims
20th-century Indian male classical singers
Hindustani singers
Indian music educators
Vocal gharanas
Jaipur gharana
Singers from British India
20th-century Khyal singers