Dilshad Khan (born Arabinda Dasgupta) is a Hindustani classical singer and the husband of Begum Parween Sultana. Dilshad is the younger brother of eminent

sarod The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet ...

maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta

Early life and background

Khan was born in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

. Dilshad is the younger brother of eminent

maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta. He attended

St. Xavier's Collegiate School St. Xavier's Collegiate School (informally SXCS) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1860 by the Jesuits under the supervision of Fr. Henri Depelchin S.J. ...

, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate. He started learning

tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...

at the age of four, but later took up singing under the guidance of N.C. Chakravorty, Hidan Banarjee and Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He was inspired by

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2 April 1902 – 23 April 1968) was a Pakistani vocalist, from the Kasur Patiala Gharana.

. After moving permanently to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, Khan became a disciple of

Agra gharana The Agra gharana is a tradition of Hindustani classical vocal music descended from the Nauhar Bani. So far, Nauhar Bani has been traced back to around 1300 AD, during the reign of Emperor Allauddin Khilji of Delhi. The first known musician o ...

vocalist Padmashree Faiyaz Ahmed Khan.

Personal life

Khan is married to classical vocalist, Begum Parveen Sultana. They have a daughter.

References

Hindustani singers 1945 births Living people Singers from Kolkata Indian Muslims Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian male classical singers {{India-singer-stub