Fakir Aftabuddin Khan

Ustad
Fakir Aftabuddin Khan
Born1862
Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died25 January 1933(1933-01-25) (aged 70–71)
OccupationsMusician, composer, lyricist
Known forMusic composition; inventor of the instruments meghadambur and swarasangraha
ChildrenKamala Khatun
Parents
  • Sabdar Hossain Khan (father)
  • Sundari Begum (mother)
Relatives

Ustad Fakir Aftabuddin Khan (1862 – 25 January 1933) was a Bengali musician, composer and lyricist.

Early life

Khan was born on 1862 at Shibpur village, Nabinabar, Brahmanbaria District in the then Bengal Presidency, British India. His brothers were musicians Alauddin Khan and Ayet Ali Khan. He married the daughter of Gul Mahmud from Shrirampur.

Career

Khan learned to play the violin and tabla at the court of the Zamindar of Bangora. He trained in Tripura Raja's court under the court musician Rababi Qasim Ali Khan. He was talented with a flute and also played the harmonium, dotara, and banya. He invented his own musical instruments called the meghadambur and swarasangraha. He also wrote lyrics for the poems of Manomohan Dutta.

Khan was given the title "Fakir" for his devotion to God and the Goddess Kali and his ascetic lifestyle of disinterest in worldly affairs.

Death

Khan died on 25 January 1933.

References

  1. ↑ "Songs from the River called Titas". The Daily Star. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Khan, Fakir Aftabuddin". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Fakir Aftabuddin Khan: Musical Savant". The Daily Star. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780810874534.