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{{Short description|Indian Classical Musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dr. Ali F. M. Razwan
| image = Acharya_in_the_colors_of_Raga.jpg
| caption = Razwan performing
| occupation = [[Hindustani Classical music|Hindustani classical Vocalist]], [[Musicology|Musicologist]]
| years_active = 1983–present
| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
}}

'''Ali F. M. Razwan''' is an [[Indian Classical Music|Indian classical musician]] in the Hindustani tradition. He belongs to the [[Gwalior gharana|Gwalior]]-[[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur]]-[[Agra gharana|Agra]] [[gharana]].

Ali is the only non-Indian to have received the Sangeet Acharya degree. Dr. Ali's style of rendition has influences from laya, chhanda, bolbaat, boltan, layakari of Gwalior, and Binkari alap.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/in-conversation-with-dr-rezwan-ali|title=In conversation with Dr. Rezwan Ali|first=Zahangir|last=Alom|date=27 September 2013|website=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=আপাদমস্তক নন্দন, দর্শন, সংগীত: আলী এফ. এম রেজওয়ান | date=6 February 2025 | url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/art-literature/ajprmr6lhm54t }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Ali F. M. Razwan was born as the sixth child of A. B. Lutfi Ali.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/through-the-eyes-of-razwan-ali-9182|title=Through the Eyes of Razwan Ali|first=Zia Nazmul|last=Islam|date=1 February 2014|website=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=আপাদমস্তক নন্দন, দর্শন, সংগীত: আলী এফ. এম রেজওয়ান | date=6 February 2025 | url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/art-literature/ajprmr6lhm54t }}</ref>

At the age of fifteen, Ali commenced music lessons from Bholanath Bhattacharya of [[Magura District|Magura]] at the [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy|Shilpakala Academy]]. Subsequently, until 1983, he studied under Professor Chandi Prashad Chatarjee. From 1984 to 1988, he was under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Bari Khan. Concurrently, he received training in [[Nazrul Geeti|Nazrul Sangeet]] at [[Bulbul Lalitakala Academy]].<ref name="auto1"/>

Ali was awarded the [[ICCR]] scholarship in 1988 and pursued Bachelors and Masters degrees at the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]. There, he received training in classical music of the Gwalior gharana from musicians like Pandit Shikantha Garage, Pandit Anilbhai Vaishnav, Pandit Ishwarbhai Yadav, and Pandit Dwarakanath Bhosle. He also studied Jaipur gharana under [[Subhada Desai]] and Kirana gharana under Pandit Lakshmikant Pyarelal Bapat. He learned Nauhar bani (stylistic variants) Dhrupad Sangeet from Pandit Harishchandra Chaturvedi during his research in Mumbai and trained under Pandit [[V. R. Athavale]] and Pandit [[Arun Kashalkar]] in Gwalior gharana-Jaipur gharana.<ref name="auto1"/>

[[File:Sangeet Acharya Ali FM Razwan.jpg|thumb|Sangeet Acharya with Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Pandit Uday Bhawalkar, Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, Pandit Kushal Das, Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumder.]]

Ali's style was influenced by laya, chhanda, bolbaat, boltan, and layakari of Gwalior gharana. Most importantly, the style he follows as a classical artiste, his seven-year training from Pandit Narayan Patwardhan Rao of progressive Gwalior Gharana, and training from Kalpana Bhattacharya in [[Agra gharana|Agra Gharana]].<ref name="auto" />

==Education==
Ali earned a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Vocal Music) with distinctions in 1991 and a Masters of Performing Arts (Vocal Music) with distinctions in 1993 from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]. He obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy in 2016 from [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi|Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]]. His dissertation was "Diffusion and Diffraction of Raga in Bangladeshi Folk Music," supervised by Pt. Sudheer H. Pote.<ref>https://www.swarganga.org/artist%20details.php?id=595{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>
Ali is the first non-Indian to be conferred the title of Sangeet Acharya in vocal music from [[Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal]]—the highest academic degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/music-about-perseverance-1593907|title="Music is about perseverance"|first=Priyanka|last=Chowdhury|date=23 June 2018|website=The Daily Star}}</ref>

==Career==
Assistant Professor of Classical Music (Vocal), [[Jagannath University]], Bangladesh, 2016–present<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jnu.ac.bd/profile/portal/web/145 | title=Dr.Ali F.M Razwan|website=Jagannath University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=আপাদমস্তক নন্দন, দর্শন, সংগীত: আলী এফ. এম রেজওয়ান | date=6 February 2025 | url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/art-literature/ajprmr6lhm54t }}</ref>

Visiting Scholar and Guru, Department of Classical Music, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/many-happy-returns-1530373|title=Many happy returns|first=Zahangir|last=Alom|date=6 February 2018|website=The Daily Star}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | title=আপাদমস্তক নন্দন, দর্শন, সংগীত: আলী এফ. এম রেজওয়ান | date=6 February 2025 | url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/art-literature/ajprmr6lhm54t }}</ref>

Music directions at [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/diptee-samadder-dipus-patriotic-songs-unveiled-3209341|title=Diptee Samadder Dipu's patriotic songs unveiled|date=31 December 2022|website=The Daily Star}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Gyanacharya Pt. Vishnudigambar Award, 2016<ref>https://msubaroda.ac.in/</ref>

==Disciples==
Ali has many disciples, among whom the noteworthy ones are '''Avipriyo Chakraborty, Afroja Roopa, Tahsinul Islam Aurko, Rimel Sarker'''<ref>{{cite web | title=আপাদমস্তক নন্দন, দর্শন, সংগীত: আলী এফ. এম রেজওয়ান | date=6 February 2025 | url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/art-literature/ajprmr6lhm54t }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title='ওয়ার্ল্ড মিউজিক' আর ভারতীয় রাগ সংগীতের ফিউশন সুখশ্রাব্য হলেও ইতিহাস-বিচ্যুত | url=https://robbar.in/mixed-bag/an-article-about-indian-classical-music-and-its-situation-in-post-post-modern-society/ }}</ref>

==Published books and articles==
"রাগ সন্দর্শন," published by [[Jagannath University]] Publishing House <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/217593/rag-sandarshan|title=রাগ সন্দর্শন - ড. আলী এফ এম রেজোয়ান|website=www.rokomari.com|language=bn}}</ref>

"দশ ঠাট-প্ৰেক্ষাপটে রাগ- বর্গীকরণে বর্তমান বাঁধা," Volume 11.1, January–June 2021, Jagannath University Journal of Arts.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ResearchGate | id= Dali-Fm-Razwan | name= D.Ali F.M Razwan Razwan }}
*{{twitter|lakshyapar|Lakshyapar}}

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