Ustad Alladiya Khan was born two years before the revolt of 1857

Ustad Alladiya Khan was born two years before the revolt of 1857 and he died shortly before the independence of India. In his long life he withnessed the political and social trasformations that culminated in the emergence of the modern Indian state as a proffesional singer. His life was profoundly influenced by these changes. Born in a family of court musicians,his own career as a performer was fashioned arround pricely and aristocratic patrons. He died having seen a fundamental chanpe in the sturctures of patronage. The period spanning roughly the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentinth century was remarkable in the history of music for a variety of reasons. For one,this is the age when the styles of singing instrumental performance that we are familiar with were fashioned whether we think of the content of musical knowledge,or the social structures that regulated it, it is to this period that we have continually to look. Indian classical music thrives on claims of its extreme antiquity and traditionality; the claims are complex, but it is fairly clear that the kind of music that we are familiar with has a relatively short history.

Reference:
"Sangeet Samrat Ustad Alladiya Khan My Life"
Author: Ustad Azizuddin Khan
Published By: Thema,Calcutta

The Last Khalifa of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Indian Classical Vocalist Ustad Azizuddin Khansaheb(Baba) no more.

The Last Khalifa of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Indian Classical Vocalist Ustad Azizuddin Khansaheb(Baba)[90 years old] died on Tuesday 23 August 2011.[islamic Date: 22 Ramzan] at our House "Allahdiya Mazil,Kolhapur" in the morning at 10.30Am.
"Innalillahe wa inna ilayhi rajiun"
Allah unki magfirat farmaye wa jannat me Aala maqam ata farmaye
Aameen

Ustad Azizuddin
Khan was born in
Uniara village(District: Tonk) in
Rajasthan on
February 7, 1921.

The family settled in Kolhapur when he
was an infant. His
father, Bhurji Khan,
who died in 1950.
He was also well-
known vocalist
Azizuddin Khan
started singing at age
8,
stopped singing at
the age of 24
because of some medical reasons.
He played important role in the syllabus of Music Department of Shivaji university,Kolhapur
His disciples :
Pandit Mallikarjun
Mansur
Madhusudan Kanetkar
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki
Panchakshri Mattikatti
Dhondutai
Kulkarni
Shruti Sadolikar Katkar