Amjad Ali Khan

Indian sarod maestro, born 9 October 1945 in Gwalior as son of the Gwalior court musician Hafiz Ali Khan. He is an exponent of the Senia-Barash gharana in the sixth generation. Amjad Ali Khan has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2001. He has two sons who both play sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Khan. In 2012 he published his first book, a personal memoir named ‘My Father, Our Fraternity’.