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Bollywood is killing Hindustani culture, says sitar player Imrat Khan

New Delhi, Oct  7:    Leading sitar exponent Imrat Khan of the Etawah gharana, who is one of the few surviving players of surbahar, a variation of veena, says that India should put clamps on "sleazy

IANS Updated on: October 07, 2012 10:52 IST



The brother of legendary musician Ustad Vilayat Khan has been carrying forward the illustrious Etawah or Imdadkhani gharana of music with his brood of five sons - four of whom have carved niches for themselves on the mainstream classical stage. The fifth, eight-year-old Azmat Khan, debuted at the Delhi fest.

His gharana, named after his grandfather Imdad Khan, dates back nearly 400 years to the Mughal court in Agra.

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