Question: Recently Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan passed away, He was a-
(a) Table player
(b) Sitar player
(c) Clarinet player
(d) Santoor Palyer
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 4 January 2017; renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan passed away. He was 88.
- He was born in 1927, in jaora, Madhya Pradesh.
- He was the last survivor of the ‘Sitar Trinity’ of India along with the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan.
- He hailed from the Indore Gharana and is credited for innovating the unique music style of ‘Jafferkhani Baaj’.
- He played the sitar for various Bollywood films, including “Mughal-E-Azam”, “Kohinoor”, “Goonj Uthi Shehnai” and “Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje”, among many others.
- In 1976, Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan created the Halim Academy of Sitar in Mumbai, India.
- He received the national awards Padma Shri (1970) and Padma Bhushan (2006) and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1987.
Reference:
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sitar-maestro-abdul-halim-jaffer-khan-dead-at-88-1645133
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-musicians-musician-abdul-halim-jaffer-khan-death-sitar-maestro-indian-music-system-4460914/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan