The Sound of Music 🎶 (Part II) The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan - (Beehive - IX)

Ustaad Bismillah Khan was a renowned shehnai player in India. He is a legend because he did something which has historical significance. He played the shehnai on the day India got independence i.e 15th August 1947. At the Red Fort, before the Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru gave his speech. Before that Bismillah Khan played the shehnai in order to signify something auspicious. Something auspicious for the whole country was about to happen - India was about to get freedom. Let us see some aspects of this great personality's life.