i. Classical music stalwart Ustad Imrat Khan, who dedicated his life to propagating the Sitarand the surbahar worldwide, has died in the US after a brief illness. He was 83.
ii. He belonged to the illustrious Etawa Gharana, or the Imdadkhani Gharana, named after his grandfather Ustad Imdad Khan. He had also performed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1970.
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