Ustad "Bismillah" Khan -The Asian Age

Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan born as Qamaruddin Khan , often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class.

While the shehnai had long held importance as a folk instrument played primarily schooled intraditional ceremonies, Khan is credited wUstad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan  ith elevating its status and bringing it to the concert stage. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbulakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be accorded this distinction.

On his 102nd birthday, Google honored Bismillah Khan with a Google doodle. Khan was born on 21 March 1916 into a family of traditional Muslim musicians in Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Dumraon, in what is now the eastern Indian state of Bihar, as the second son of Paigambar Baksh Khan and Mitthan