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Ustad Enayat Khan, Sitar artist of the Etawah gharana, Hindustani classical musician

Tradition

Etawah

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InstrumentSitar
TraditionHindustani
Legacy Profile(1894–1938)

Ustad

Enayat Khan

Son/Disciple of

Imdad Khan

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Biography

Pioneering sitar and surbahar virtuoso who revolutionized the instrument in the early 20th century. Father and guru of Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan. A personal friend of Rabindranath Tagore, he brought sitar music from connoisseur circles to mass audiences in Calcutta.

Profile last updated 2026-01-18

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