Indian classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan dies in Mumbai at 89

Legendary Indian classical musician and Padma Vibhushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away on Sunday afternoon at his residence here He was 89 Khans daughterinlaw Namrata Gupta Khan told PTI that the veteran breathed his last at 1237 pm at his Bandra homeToday morning he was fine We had a 24 hour nurse at home During his massage he vomited and I ran immediately his eyes were shut and he was breathing slowly I tried connecting to doctors and when they came he had already died Namrata told PTIShe said the family is in shock due to Khans sudden demise as he was keeping well The musician was going to turn 90 on March 3 Khan had suffered a brain stroke in 2019 and left side of his body was paralysed Namrata also shared the news of Khans demise on her Facebook pageWith a very heavy heart I inform you all that my fatherin law the pillar of our family and a legend of our nation Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan sahab has left for his heavenly abode few mins ago she posted on the social media platformKhans last rites will be performed at Santacruze Kabrastan later this eveningBorn on March 3 1931 in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh Khan was the eldest son in a family of four brothers and three sisters His father Ustad Waris Hussain Khan was the son of celebrated musician Ustad Murred Baksh while his mother Sabri Begum was the daughter of Ustad Inayat Husain Khan credited as the founder of the RampurSahaswan gharana of music Khan got his basic classical music training from his father and later studied music under his cousin Ustad Nissar Hussain KhanHe was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991 followed by Padma Bhusan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018 In 2003 he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi award the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artistes Soon after Khans demise his collaborators from Indian music industry including legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and music composer AR Rahman took too social media to pay tributes to the maestroMangeshkar said she was deeply saddened by the news of Khans death I got to know the news of passing away of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Saheb I am deeply saddened He was not only a very good singer but also a very good human being she said adding her niece had also learnt music from himRahman remembered Khan as the sweetest teacher The sweetest teacher of all May the GhafoorurRahim give you a special place in the next world UstadGhulamMustafa he wroteUstad Amjad Ali Khan said Khans passing away has left him heartbroken He was one of the most respected and versatile Vocalists of our country My deepest condolences to his family May his soul Rest In Peace he tweetedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever