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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Ali Akbar Khan belongs to the GI Generation group.
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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 14, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Aries 57 | 25 Aries 0 | 2 Leo 54 |
| Moon | 2 Sagittarius 5 | 13 Scorpio 18 | 2 Virgo 46 |
| Mercury | 13 Aries 19 | 29 Pisces 1 | 20 Cancer 13 |
| Venus | 9 Taurus 56 | 24 Pisces 42 | 13 Virgo 22 |
| Mars | 22 Sagittarius 11 | 28 Cancer 36 | 11 Sagittarius 44 |
| Jupiter | 12 Libra 24 | 18 Gemini 16 | 12 Libra 15 |
| Saturn | 3 Libra 29 | 26 Pisces 0 | 3 Libra 42 |
| Uranus | 11 Pisces 58 | 25 Taurus 27 | 13 Pisces 2 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 11 | 0 Aries 33 | 15 Leo 12 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 2 | 3 Aquarius 43 | 10 Cancer 10 |
| Rahu | 8 Libra 10 | 26 Pisces 0 | 2 Libra 43 |
| Ketu | 8 Aries 10 | 26 Virgo 0 | 2 Aries 43 |
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