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- Verified Buyer
People with no knowledge about the health and well being of popular personalities should not comment on their health or that they have passed away without being certain about it. Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan is alive and well. He was recently awarded by the highest civilian award by the Government of India, Bharat Ratna (Indian Jewel) in 2001. Though in his eighties, he regularly practices on his shehnai and occassionally gives public performances. Lastly, I know about him as I hail from his hometown in India (Varanasi).