Khadim Hussain Khan

Khadim Hussain Khan was born in Atrauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1907.^[1] Initiated into music by his father Altaf Hussain Khan, he went on to learn from his grand uncle Ustad Kallan Khan. They were both court musicians of the Jaipur Kingdom in present-day Rajasthan, India.^[1][2]

Khadim Hussain Khan settled in Bombay in the late twenties and was associated with musical life in Mumbai for several decades. He was a capable performer, with the ability to show forth the unique features of the Agra gharana style of singing and all its eight angs. However, it was as a music teacher that he will be remembered by. Although he had been a broadcaster since the inception of All India Radio (AIR), he made teaching music his life's mission. Among his students are Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan, Saguna Kalyanpur, Lalith J. Rao and Babanrao Haldankar.^[1][3]

He also was a composer of bandishes and taranas under the nom-de-plume of "Sajan Piya". A number of his compositions are still used by Agra gharana performers today. He composed a number of bhajans as well.^[1]