Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009) was a highly acclaimed Indian classical musician renowned for his skillful sarod playing. Also known as Khansahib or Ustad, he was a key figure in promoting Indian classical music in the West, often performing alongside sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. He founded a music school in Calcutta in 1956 and later established the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which has branches in San Rafael and Basel. Khan was nominated for five Grammy Awards and awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1989.
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Meaning of the name - Ali
noble, sublime
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Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria
Place of Death: San Francisco
Cause of Death: kidney failure
Occupation: film score composer | musician | singer | composer
Children: Aashish Khan
Employers: University of California, Santa Cruz | Ali Akbar College of Music
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta | Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi | MacArthur Fellows Program | Padma Bhushan | Padma Vibhushan
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 14, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 14, 2024 |
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| Sun | 23 Aries 57 | 25 Aries 14 | 1 Leo 56 |
| Moon | 2 Sagittarius 5 | 12 Cancer 39 | 18 Leo 0 |
| Mercury | 13 Aries 19 | 20 Aries 28 | 18 Cancer 18 |
| Venus | 9 Taurus 56 | 11 Aries 47 | 12 Virgo 13 |
| Mars | 22 Sagittarius 11 | 17 Pisces 40 | 11 Sagittarius 36 |
| Jupiter | 12 Libra 24 | 20 Taurus 22 | 12 Libra 7 |
| Saturn | 3 Libra 29 | 15 Pisces 1 | 3 Libra 38 |
| Uranus | 11 Pisces 58 | 21 Taurus 30 | 13 Pisces 4 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 11 | 28 Pisces 24 | 15 Leo 10 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 2 | 2 Aquarius 1 | 10 Cancer 8 |
| Rahu | 8 Libra 10 | 15 Aries 19 | 2 Libra 46 |
| Ketu | 8 Aries 10 | 15 Libra 19 | 2 Aries 46 |
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