Padma Shri Ustad Gulfam Ahmed Khan..

Gulfam Ahmed hails from Uttar Pradesh and has made contributions in the field of Art. He is a Sarod and Afghani Rabab player and is known for promoting Indo-Afghan cultural relations

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''In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are part of God....''

- Pandit Ravi Shankar

Biography

Ustad Gulfam Ahmed 2021 Padma Shri Awardee

Born on 13th June, 1956, Gulfam Ahmed is a renowned Sarod player. He hails from Lucknow Gharana which has a long tradition of Sarod playing. He represents the 7th Peedee. Saheb GUL KHAN, HAQDAD KHAN NlYAMATULLAH KHAN. KARAMATULLAH KHAN (Grandfather). KOKAB KHAN, lSHTlAQ AHMED (Father) are the legendary names of this Gharana.

LUCKNOW GHARANA is famous for playing Sarod in Vadyatantra 8:Dhrupad style and excells in Gat and Layakari.