Sitar maestro Ustaad Shujaat Husain Khan on Hyderabad’s tehzeeb, the intimacy of mehfils, and carrying centuries of memory through music

xUstaad Shujaat Husain Khan, one of India’s most celebrated sitar maestros and the seventh-generation torchbearer of the Imdadkhani Gharana, is known for his signature gayaki ang style, where the sitar seems to sing. Ahead of IBTIDA – Ek Mehfil in Hyderabad, he speaks about the timeless spirit of mehfils, his journey of carving an identity within tradition, and the universality of music that connects cultures across the world.

On Hyderabad’s tehzeeb and charm:

Hyderabad is famous for so many things — tehzeeb, poetry, food, music, culture, history. For someone like me, whose life revolves around all of this, visiting the city is always very special. Mee

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