Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Last Khalifa of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Indian Classical Vocalist Ustad Azizuddin Khansaheb(Baba) no more.



The Last Khalifa of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Indian Classical Vocalist Ustad Azizuddin Khansaheb(Baba)[90 years old] died on Tuesday 23 August 2011.[islamic Date: 22 Ramzan] at our House "Allahdiya Mazil,Kolhapur" in the morning at 10.30Am.
"Innalillahe wa inna ilayhi rajiun"
Allah unki magfirat farmaye wa jannat me Aala maqam ata farmaye
Aameen

Ustad Azizuddin
Khan was born in
Uniara village(District: Tonk) in
Rajasthan on
February 7, 1921.

The family settled in Kolhapur when he
was an infant. His
father, Bhurji Khan,
who died in 1950.
He was also well-
known vocalist
Azizuddin Khan
started singing at age
8,
stopped singing at
the age of 24
because of some medical reasons.
He played important role in the syllabus of Music Department of Shivaji university,Kolhapur
His disciples :
Pandit Mallikarjun
Mansur
Madhusudan Kanetkar
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki
Panchakshri Mattikatti
Dhondutai
Kulkarni
Shruti Sadolikar Katkar