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{{Short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Abdul Rashid Khan
| image = Ustad A R Khan.jpg
| caption = Abdul Rashid Khan
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1908|8|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2016|2|18|1908|8|19}}
| alias = Rasan Piya
| origin = [[Uttar Pradesh, India]]
| instrument =
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation = Singer, resident guru at itc sangeet research academy, kolkata
| years_active = 1973–2013
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
}}

Ustad '''Abdul Rashid Khan''' (19 August 1908 – 18 February 2016) was an Indian vocalist of [[Hindustani music]].<ref>{{cite web|author=S. Sahaya Ranjit |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/9156/The+tapestry+of+tradition.html?complete=1 |title=The Tapestry of Tradition |website= India Today |date=2 June 2008 |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=IndianExpress>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-centennial-man/699766/|title=The centennial man (Abdul Rashid Khan)|access-date=29 November 2019|website=The Indian Express (newspaper)|date=20 October 2010|author=Jaskiran Kapoor}}</ref> Apart from [[khayal]], he performed [[dhrupad]], [[Dhamar (music)|dhamar]] and [[thumri]].<ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref name="FirstPost" /><ref name="outlook" /> {{As of|2020||df=}}, he is the oldest person to have been conferred a [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|Padma award]].

==Early life==
Abdul Rashid Khan was born in a family of musicians tracing back to Behram Khan, who was a singer of traditional [[Gwalior gharana]] [[gayaki]]. He received his initial training from his father's elder brother Bade Yusuf Khan and from his father Chhote Yusuf Khan.<ref name=outlook>{{cite news|title=Ragas For Late Winter|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?283769|access-date=29 November 2019|newspaper=Outlook (magazine)|date=11 February 2013}}</ref>

This was followed by extensive musical training from his family elders like Chand Khan, Barkhudar Khan and Mahtab Khan who taught him the Gwalior Gayaki. He further developed this style suiting his own artistic sensitivity. He was a descendant of [[Tansen]], a renowned singer who was one of the nine gems in the court of [[Akbar the Great]] during the sixteenth century.<ref name=IndianExpress/>

==Career==
Abdul Rashid Khan's traditional compositions have been recorded by the [[BBC]] and Iraq Radio. Organizations like [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], [[Lucknow]] and [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]], [[Kolkata]] have recorded and preserved many of his compositions. For several decades, he was a regular performer on [[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]] and [[DD Uttar Pradesh|Doordarshan Lucknow]]. Khan participated in many national and regional conferences like Sadarang Conference, Godrej Conference, Lucknow Mahotsav, Dover Lance Conference, ITC Sangeet Sammelan, [[Prayag Sangeet Samiti]] Sangeet Sammelan all over India. He has been felicitated by critics, fellow artists and many reputed recognized institutions like Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy (1981), [[Banaras Hindu University]] (1993), Eastern Zone cultural center and Press Club Kolkata.

Abdul Rashid Khan composed over 2000 compositions over his lifetime and was also a prolific writer and poet under the pseudonym "Rasan Piya". Many compositions ([[bandish]]) that he sang were his own creations. He trained numerous students in his lifetime and became regarded as a "guru" at the [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]], Kolkata.<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=IBTN9/>

==Death==
Abdul Rashid Khan died on 18 February 2016 at the age of 107. Besides being an excellent musician, he was a devout and practicing Muslim and used to say his prayers and read the Quran every morning.<ref name=outlook/><ref name=IBTN9>{{cite web|author=Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise |url=http://ibtn9.com/2016/02/ustad-abdul-rashid-khans-tragic-demise/ |title=Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise – IBTN9 |website=IBTN9.com website|date=18 February 2016|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
* ITC Sangeet Research Academy Award (1994)<ref name="Bhuwalka Award 2010">{{cite web|title=Bhuwalka Award 2010|url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/sra_news_views_links/awards.html|publisher=ITC Sangeet Research Academy|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi: List of Akademi Awardees |website=Sageet Natak Akademi website|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217185616/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=17 February 2012|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
* Kashi Swar Ganga Award (2003)
* Ras Sagar (title) Award (2004)
* Bhuwalka Award (2010)<ref name="Bhuwalka Award 2010"/>
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2013) – the oldest person ever to be conferred a Padma award.<ref name=FirstPost>{{cite news|title=At 105, Abdul Rashid Khan becomes oldest person to get Padma Shri|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/at-105-abdul-rashid-khan-becomes-oldest-person-to-get-padma-shri-602670.html|access-date=29 November 2019|newspaper=First Post (newspaper)|date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=outlook/>
* Lifetime achievement award (2013) by Government of NCT of Delhi.

He was a member of the [[All India Radio]] Audition Committee, New Delhi and was awarded many titles by reputed organizations including the prestigious title of "Banga Bibhushan" in 2015 by the government of West Bengal.<ref name="Bhuwalka Award 2010"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107180026/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/28/stories/2009052850390100.htm Mention of Khan at 101]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150721021239/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_faculty/sra_story_faculty_index.html Sangeet Research Academy Faculty Web Page]
*[http://rasanpiya.com Documentary on Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan]
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
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