Rare photos of shehnai maestro Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan on his 102nd birth anniversary
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Recipients of Tswadeshi Diwas Sanman awards Shehnai Maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan and Veteran Actor-film maker Manoj Kumar for their lifetime contribution in their respective fields seen at Swadeshi Diwas in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)KR Narayanan, former vice-president of India presenting the Swaralaya puraskaram to Ustad Bismillah Khan at a function in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)Ustad Bismillah Khan during one of his concerts. (File | EPS)Ustad with a mobile phone during a BSNL mobile service programme at Varanasi in November 2002. (Photo | PTI)Bismilla Khan and Sitar Maestro PT Ravi Shankar performing at the first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi on January 9, 2003. (Photo | PTI)Ustad at Santacruz Airport in Mumbai (EPS | Vasant Prabhu)Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amrinder singh handing over a cheque of Rs 5 lakhs to Shehnai Maestro Bismillah Khan in August of 2003. (Photo | PTI)Ustad performs at a programme organised by Rhythms Institute of Fine Arts, Bengaluru. (EPS | N Narasimha Murthy)Sehnai Maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan and Naushad before a concert in Mumbai on August 22, 2002. (Photo | PTI)Andhra pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu offering a shawl to Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2002. (Photo | PTI)All India Anti-Terrorist front Chairman M S Bitta presenting the Pride of Nation Award to Ustad Bismillah Khan at Varanasi in June, 2003. (Photo |PTI)Ustad Bismilla Khan at the Rashrapati Bhavan to receive the Bharat Ratna award. The then PM AB Vajpayee, senior BJP leader LK Advani are seen among others. (Photo | PTI)The Then Prime Minsiter AB Vajpayee with the veteran musician at the event. (Photo | PTI)The then President K R Narayanan presenting Bharat Ratna Award to Ustad Bismillah Khan. (Photo | PTI)Ustad Bismillah Khan at Investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan after receiving Bharat Ratna Award from President KR Narayanan. (Photo | PTI)Ustad performs at the inaugural function of the golden jubilee celebration of Sangeet Natak Academi at New Delhi January 28, 2003. (Photo | PTI)The Maestro passed away on August 21 2006 in Varanasi. IN PIC: Mortal remains of Bismillah Khan being carried for the last rituals in Varansi. (Photo | UNI)
