Tradition
Farrukhabad
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InstrumentTabla
FromMoradabad, North-Western Provinces, British India, India
TraditionHindustani
Legacy Profile(1892–1976)
Ustad
Ahmed Jan Khan
Notable Students
Pandit Prem Vallabh jiPandit Lalji GokhalePandit Nikhil GhoshJagannathbuwa Purohit(Vocal)Pandit Narayanrao JoshiPandit Bhai GaitondePandit Bapu PatwardhanShri Anand ShidhayeDr. Dhananjay PatkieRashid Mustafa ThirakwaUstad Zakir HussainPandit Chandra Nath ShastriPandit Anindo ChatterjeeNikhil GhoshZakir Hussain
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Biography
Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (1892–1976) was an Indian tabla player widely regarded as the pre-eminent soloist of the 20th century. A master of four gharanas — Delhi, Farrukhabad, Ajrada, and Lucknow — he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1954 and Padma Bhushan in 1970.
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Profile last updated 2026-10-11
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