1:19ऐसे ही शहनाई की मधुर ध्वनि ने स्वागत किया था आज़ादी की पहली सुबह का
The shehnai that welcomed the first morning of freedom
An Independence Day remembrance of Ustad Bismillah Khan's shehnai.
Collection · Where it all began
Ustad Bismillah Khan: Recordings and Remembrances
उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ाँ
Rare recordings, ragas, jugalbandis and tributes to Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan. This is where VirasatNama began, as Virasat-e-Bismillah.
16films
and 22 Shorts
A growing collection.
Films, newest first
- 1:19Open “The shehnai that welcomed the first morning of freedom” on YouTube
3:49Open “A tribute on Ustad Bismillah Khan's 20th death anniversary” on YouTubeभारत रत्न उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ाँ की 20वीं पुण्यतिथि (20th Death Anniversary) पर विशेष प्रस्तुति
A tribute on Ustad Bismillah Khan's 20th death anniversary
A short film remembering Ustad Sahib, his Banaras, and the home where his memories still live.
22:10Open “Raag Bhairav, on the shehnai of Ustad Bismillah Khan” on YouTubeआँखें बंद कीजिए और खो जाइए इस अद्भुत राग में | Raag Bhairav | Bismillah Khan | VirasatNama
Raag Bhairav, on the shehnai of Ustad Bismillah Khan
Put on your headphones. A morning raga, as calm as a Banaras sunrise.
- Open “'They call me Bismillah'” on YouTube
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3:19Open “A rare speech, 1989” on YouTubeBharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahab
A rare speech, 1989
From the video description: Ustad Bismillah Khan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and M. S. Subbulakshmi on one stage, with a rare speech from 1989.
2:59Open “When the shehnai rang out abroad, and Ustad Sahib said 'this is Hindustan'” on YouTubeजब गूंज उठी शहनाई विदेश में उस्ताद क्यों बोले ये तो हिंदुस्तान है
When the shehnai rang out abroad, and Ustad Sahib said 'this is Hindustan'
Wherever he played, he carried Banaras with him. A short story about the shehnai on the world stage.
4:04Open “Mirzapur's Kachauri Gali, on the shehnai” on YouTubeमिर्ज़ापुर की इस कचौड़ी गली के क्या कहने | बिस्मिल्लाह खान | शहनाई
Mirzapur's Kachauri Gali, on the shehnai
A much loved tune of the region on the shehnai of Ustad Bismillah Khan.
1:27Open “Ustad Bismillah Khan's home will become a museum” on YouTubeUstad Bismillah Khan Ka Ghar Ab Banega Museum | Government Initiative | Thank You India
Ustad Bismillah Khan's home will become a museum
A short note of thanks as the plan to turn Ustad Sahib's home in Banaras into a museum moves ahead.
2:54Open “When Maa Ganga met the shehnai” on YouTubeजब माँ गंगा भी उस्ताद की शहनाई पर झूम उठी | Maa Ganga Meets the Shehnai | Ustad Bismillah Khan
When Maa Ganga met the shehnai
Morning on the ghats, and the shehnai of Ustad Bismillah Khan.
2:41Open “Rare footage of Ustad Bismillah Khan” on YouTubeRare Footage of Ustad Bismillah Khan
Rare footage of Ustad Bismillah Khan
A few precious minutes of rare footage, shared to welcome the new year.
1:01Open “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram” on YouTubeरघुपति राघव राजा राम
Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Ustad Bismillah Khan's shehnai, shared on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary, 30 January.
7:17Open “Two Taj Mahals, face to face” on YouTubeएक प्यार की निशानी, दूसरी साधना और तप की: दोनों ही ताजमहल आमने सामने
Two Taj Mahals, face to face
One is a monument to love. The other, to riyaz and devotion.
2:26Open “What a melody: Ustad Bismillah Khan, Varanasi” on YouTubeशहनाई की इस धुन के क्या कहने | उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ | वाराणसी
What a melody: Ustad Bismillah Khan, Varanasi
A young Ustad Bismillah Khan on the shehnai.
4:38Open “Not just a building: the living legacy of Bismillah Khan” on YouTubeयह महज़ एक इमारत नहीं…बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ाँ की जीवित विरासत है | 20वीं पुण्यतिथि विशेष
Not just a building: the living legacy of Bismillah Khan
A short film about Ustad Sahib's home in Banaras and everything it still holds.
4:01Open “Jugalbandi: Ustad Bismillah Khan and Vidushi Girija Devi” on YouTubeउस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ । गिरिजा देवी जुगलबंदी
Jugalbandi: Ustad Bismillah Khan and Vidushi Girija Devi
Shehnai meets the voice of Vidushi Girija Devi, with Pandit V. G. Jog.
1:21Open “Jugalbandi: Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Kishan Maharaj” on YouTubeउस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ । पंडित किशन महाराज । जुगलबंदी
Jugalbandi: Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Kishan Maharaj
Shehnai and tabla. Two greats of Banaras, in conversation.
Shorts from this collection
1:00Open this Short on YouTubeRaag Miyan ki Malhar | Ustad Bismillah Khan | Shorts
Raag Miyan ki Malhar
1:07Open this Short on YouTubeक्या सुर और ताल भी बोल सकते हैं?
Can notes and rhythm speak?
0:47Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ाँ की इकलौती महिला शागिर्द? | Bageshwari Qamar
Ustad Bismillah Khan's only woman disciple?
0:50Open this Short on YouTubeकुछ पल ठहरिए और लय में डूब जाइए
Pause for a moment, and sink into the rhythm
1:10Open this Short on YouTubeBismillah Khan Shehnai...
He began a raga and time stood still
2:04Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद का वो राग जो सीधे दिल तक पहुंचे | वाह!
The raga that goes straight to the heart
1:01Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद की शहनाई आज भी यही कहती है— मज़हब नहीं, मोहब्बत सबसे बड़ी इबादत है
Not religion, but love, is the greatest prayer
0:11Open this Short on YouTubeयहां सिर्फ़ उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह मिलेंगे और उनकी बेमिसाल शहनाई
Only Ustad Bismillah Khan, and his matchless shehnai
0:35Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला खान पुण्यतिथि Ustad Bismillah Khan Death Anniversary
Death anniversary tribute
0:21Open this Short on YouTubeबिस्मिल्ला आज भी शामिल हैं शहनाई की हर धुन में...
Still present in every note of the shehnai
0:21Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला खाँ और शहनाई साथ ना हो ऐसा संभव नहीं
Ustad Bismillah Khan without his shehnai? Impossible
0:47Open this Short on YouTubeकितनी गहरी बात कह गए उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ां साहब...जो दुनिया समझ जाए तो
Such deep words from Ustad Bismillah Khan
0:26Open this Short on YouTubeउस्ताद और उनकी शहनाई...अक्सर यूँ ही बातें करते थे
The Ustad and his shehnai, often just talking
0:55Open this Short on YouTubeहुज़ूर ये उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ की शहनाई है | यह सुकून आपको और कहीं ना मिलेगा
This is the shehnai of Ustad Bismillah Khan
1:01Open this Short on YouTubeराग यमन । उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ
Raag Yaman
1:01Open this Short on YouTubeराग बैरागी भैरवी | उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ
Raag Bairagi Bhairav
1:01Open this Short on YouTubeबिस्मिल्ला की शहनाई की हर धुन में है गजब की मिठास
Every note of his shehnai is sweet
0:50Open this Short on YouTubeजब उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ अपनी ही शहनाई सुन बोले वाह! वाह! | राग चंद्रकौंस
When Ustad Sahib heard his own shehnai and said 'wah!'
1:01Open this Short on YouTubeतो इसलिए पसंद थी उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ को कजरी की धुन | कजरी कहरवा ताल
Why Ustad Sahib loved the kajri
1:00Open this Short on YouTubeIndian Classical Series 2 | Ustad Bismillah Khan rare video | Brother Shamsuddin Khan
With his brother, Shamsuddin Khan
0:58Open this Short on YouTubeअज़ान और राग | उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला ख़ाँ
Azaan and raga
0:29Open this Short on YouTubeशहनाई की धुन से अल्लाह की ईबादत करते थे उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह | Shorts
He offered his prayers through the shehnai