Asad Ali Khan - Rudra Veena

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'Rudra Veena' 2005 (Ball Pen on Paper)
Size - 11" x 14"

(Ball Pen Sketch)

Asad Ali Khan was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument Rudra Veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living Rudra Veena player in India. 

He was awarded the Indian civilian honor Padma Bhusan in 2008. Khan was one of a few active musicians who played the Rudra Veena and the last surviving master of one of the four schools of Dhrupad, the Khandar school.