Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (August 15, 1928 - January 4, 2017) was an Indian sitar player. Khan received the national awards Padma Shri (1970) and Padma Bhushan (2006) and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987). Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan is regarded as one of the 'Sitar Trinity' of India along with Ravi Shankar and Vilayat Khan and is the youngest of them. He was born in 1928, in Jawra, Madhya Pradesh as the son of Jaffer Khan, a versatile vocalist, sitarist and beenkar. He hails from the Beenkar Gharana of Indore. He has been a distinguished All India Radio A… read more
Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (August 15, 1928 - January 4, 2017) was an Indian sitar player. Khan received the national awards Padma Shri (1970) and Padma Bhushan (2006) and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987). Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan is regarded as one of the 'Sitar Trin… read more
Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (August 15, 1928 - January 4, 2017) was an Indian sitar player. Khan received the national awards Padma Shri (1970) and Padma Bhushan (2006) and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987). Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan is regarded as one of the 'Sitar Trinity' of India along with Ravi Shankar and Vilayat Khan and is the y… read more
