Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, announced the death of Ustad Rashid Khan, a Hindustani classical musician who was fighting cancer, on Tuesday afternoon in a private hospital in Kolkata.. At 3:45 PM, he passed away.
Ustad Rashid Khan plays with medium-slow tempos, a full-throated voice, and complex rhythmic play.. He is from the Gwalior gharana, which is closely related to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. the surviving gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khanâs great-grandson, along with his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Itâs really regrettable. He was 55 when he passed away. For the country and for all of us, it is a tremendous loss, On November 22 of last year, he was admitted to a private hospital in east Kolkata due to an intracerebral hemorrhage. He was on ventilation support. His condition got worse after he suffered a cerebral attack last month.
A group of neurosurgeons determined that he would receive conservative care. Although he was making a good recovery, after spending so much time in the hospital, he contracted an infection that spread quickly. Early this morning, a ventilator was installed for him. He couldnât be revived, despite our best efforts,â a senior hospital physician said.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, said, âThis is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity,â expressing her profound sorrow at the news. I am still trying to come to deal with Rashid Khanâs death, so thatâs because Iâm in so much pain. She went to the hospital and stood by the late singerâs relatives.