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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Haafiz Ali Khan<br />
| image = Hafiz Ali Khan 2000 stamp of India.jpg<br />
| caption = Hafiz Ali Khan on a 2000 stamp of India<br />
| image_size = 245px<br />
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| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| birth_date = 1888<br />
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| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = 1972 (aged 84)<ref name=SwarGanga>[https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=362 Profile of Hafiz Ali Khan on SwarGanga.org website] Retrieved 26 January 2018</ref><br />
| instrument = [[Sarod]]<br />
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
| occupation = [[Composer]], [[Sarod|Sarod player]]<br />
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'''Hafiz Ali Khan''' (1888–1972) was an Indian [[sarod]] player.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/833459 Brick, mortar & false notes] Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 April 2010, Retrieved 26 January 2018</ref> A fifth-generation descendant of the [[Bangash]] gharana (school or style) of sarod players, Hafiz Ali was known for the lyrical beauty of his music{{clarify|date=July 2018}} and the crystal-clear tone of his strokes. The occasional critic{{who|date=July 2018}} has, however, observed that Khan's imagination was often closer to the semi-classical [[thumri]] idiom than the austere [[dhrupad]] style prevalent in his times. He was a recipient of the civilian honour, the [[Padma Bhushan]] Award, in 1960.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and background==<br />
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A son of the sarod player Nanneh Khan, Hafiz Ali grew up in a community of sarod players, and it is likely that he studied with his father and a number of his proximate disciples.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/01/10/stories/2006011000671500.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu (newspaper) | title=Cultural crossover | date=24 March 2012|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=SwarGanga/> He later took lessons from his cousin Abdulla Khan, nephew [[Mohammad Amir Khan]], and finally the beenkar [[Wazir Khan (Rampur)|Wazir Khan]] of Rampur. Wazir Khan was supposedly a direct descendant of the legendary [[Tansen]], through the lineage of the latter's daughter. Notably, [[Allauddin Khan]] of Maihar was also a pupil of Wazir Khan in Rampur in the same period. It said that Hafiz Ali later studied dhrupad and thumri with Ganeshilal Chaubey in Mathura and Bhaiya Ganpatrao, respectively.<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
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==Performing career==<br />
Hafiz Ali's regal appearance and electrifying charisma made him one of the most sought-after musicians of his time, which was no mean feat for an instrumentalist in an era largely dominated by vocal music. Old-timers who have seen him in concert recall his stage presence and musicianship with reverence and awe. While still a court musician in [[Gwalior]], he would undertake numerous trips to Bengal, where he performed at major music festivals, and taught a number of disciples. Khan's music found generous patrons in two Bengali aristocrats, Raychand Boral and Manmatha Ghosh, both of whom studied with him at various points. Haafiz Ali Khan was also appreciated in the Viceregal firmament of colonial India for his unique, stylized renditions of "[[God Save The King]]" on his sarod.<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Hafiz Ali died in 1972, at the age of 84 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=SwarGanga/> A road in his name was inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Smt. [[Sheila Dikshit]] on 10 February at PWD Road. This is the 2nd entry road to [[Nizamuddin Railway Station]]. This is the only road named after an artist after Tansen and Thyagaraja in the capital city. This road is about 300 metres long.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Vasant Rai]]<br />
* [[Allauddin Khan]]<br />
* [[Bahadur Khan]]<br />
* [[Radhika Mohan Maitra]]<br />
* [[Amjad Ali Khan]]<br />
* [[Buddhadev Das Gupta]]<br />
* [[Ali Akbar Khan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
{{cite book |title=Inventing the Sarod: A Cultural History |last=McNeil |first=Adrian |year=2004 |publisher=Seagull Books|location=Calcutta |isbn=81-7046-213-4 |page=174 }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080102010738/http://www.sarod.com/sarod/hafiz.htm An official biography of Hafiz Ali Khan on Amjad Ali Khan's website]<br />
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[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />
[[Category:Sarod players]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gwalior]]<br />
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