The students started
with the question answers of chapter - WORSHIP IN NAUBAKHAKHANA. They got stuck
in question 2 – Why is Bismillah Khan marked as the central character of
Mangalhvani? The teacher explained,”Bismillah Khan practiced constant clarinet
for eighty years. True love due to such veneration for the clarinet and true
tone, they became their ineffaceable identities. Therefore they have been
called as the leading role of Mangalhvani of Shehnai.” Where today students of
class 10 are studying as him as a chapter, on his 102nd birth
anniversary, Ustad Bismillah Khan’s majestic playing of clarinet is been
missed.
He was a symbol of
mixed cultures who not only use to play as much as clarinet in mosques but also
with much fun in temples. He was an exclusive worshipper of art. Born on March
21, 1916 in Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Ustad Bismillah Khan is an emanation of
composing the most beautiful melodies. If you read about the classification of
Indian instruments and come across the vocals produced by blowing, the
instrument which first comes is flute and in the metonym, you will find Ustad
Bismillah Khan as one of synonyms of it.
He started playing in public when he was 14
years old. Just because of his dedication and riyaz, Shehnai became one of the
most popular instruments of India for a long time.
He is the recipient of
Sangeet natak akademi award (1956), President Award by President Dr. Rajendra
Prasad (1956), Padamshri (1961), Shehnai Chakravanti Samman (1963), Tansen
Award (1965), Padma Bhushan (1968), Soviet Land Nehru Award (1976), Padma
Vibhushan (1980), Iraq’s Talar Maoshiki Award(1992), Yash Bharati Award(1994),
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1994),
Rameshwar Degree awarded by Swaraj Sangharsh , Gupta awards(2000) and Bharat
Ratna (2001).
Today, Google paid
tribute by creating a doodle on him. Sincere thanks to Google for this for letting
us remind one of the greatest artists. Currently Symbols of Sanjhi Culture –
Ustad Bismillah are carrying out the legacy and promoting his work. Their
motive is to fill the emptiness of their clarinet to the masses and also fill
the vaccum that has come after Ustad Bismillah’s departure.
Bismillah sahab’s last
wish was to pay tribute to the martyrs by performing at India Gate but it was
not fulfilled. The pioneer of Shehnai vadak and his melodies are always missed
and hope that once again the Ustad Bismillah’s flute is revived again by
someone and his last wish gets fulfilled.
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