Vilayat Khan

Summary

Vilayat Khan is a human^[1]. He was born in Gauripur^[2]. He was born on August 28, 1928^[3]. He passed away in Mumbai^[4]. He died on March 13, 2004^[5]. He worked as a sitarist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Gauripur^[2], Vilayat Khan…
• Vilayat Khan died in Mumbai^[4].
• Vilayat Khan was born on August 28, 1928^[3].
• Vilayat Khan died on March 13, 2004^[5].
• Vilayat Khan held citizenship in India^[8].
• Vilayat Khan held citizenship in British Raj^[9].
• Vilayat Khan held citizenship in Dominion of India^[10].
• Vilayat Khan worked as a sitarist^[6].
• Vilayat Khan received the Padma Shri^[11].
• Vilayat Khan received the Padma Bhushan^[12].
• Vilayat Khan received the Padma Vibhushan^[13].
• Vilayat Khan received the Kalidas Samman^[14].
• Vilayat Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[15].
• Vilayat Khan is recorded as male^[16].
• Vilayat Khan's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Vilayat Khan's Commons category is recorded as Vilayat Khan^[18].
• The cause of death was lung cancer^[19].
• Vilayat Khan's family name is recorded as Khan^[20].
• Vilayat Khan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Vilayat Khan's instrument is recorded as sitar^[22].
• Vilayat Khan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'বিলায়েত খাঁ'}^[23].
• Vilayat Khan's start of work period is recorded as 1939^[24].
• Vilayat Khan's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Vilayat Khan^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: IN^[27]

• Began / founded: 1928-08-08^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2004-03-13^[29]

• Community tags: bangladesh, gouripur, india, sitar, world^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9c467fd6-886b-4683-a6e8-bba5b4fd663d^[31]

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Origins and Family

Vilayat Khan's place of birth was Gauripur^[2]. He was born on August 28, 1928^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Vilayat Khan's professions included sitarist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri^[11], a civil decoration^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1954^[34]; Padma Bhushan^[12], a civil decoration^[35], in India^[36], founded in 1954^[37]; Padma Vibhushan^[13], an award^[38], in India^[39], founded in 1954^[40]; and Kalidas Samman^[14], an award^[41], in India^[42], founded in 1980^[43].

Personal Life

Vilayat Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[15].

Death and Burial

Vilayat Khan died on March 13, 2004^[5]. He died in Mumbai^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[19].

Why It Matters

Vilayat Khan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Vilayat Khan born?

Born in Gauripur^[2], Vilayat Khan…

Where did Vilayat Khan die?

Vilayat Khan passed away in Mumbai^[4].

What did Vilayat Khan do for work?

Vilayat Khan worked as sitarist^[6].

What awards did Vilayat Khan receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri^[11], Padma Bhushan^[12], Padma Vibhushan^[13], and Kalidas Samman^[14].