mother Mushtari مشتری and father Asghar Hussain اصغر حسین separated when she was very young. Her twin sister Zohra زہرہ died at the age of 4. She was raised by her mother. She got training in music from classical music teachers in Patna, Patiala, and Lahore. She finally became a student of Ustad Jhande Khan استاد جھنڈے خان . Her first public performance was at the age of fifteen. She also acted in a few movies. In 1945 she married a barrister, Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi اشتیاق احمد عباسی , and ...
given numerous recitals in the US and India. He is also an experienced teacher and educator, he holds a BA from Brown University and an MA from UC Berkeley, both in South Asian Studies. Nitin Mitta (http Nitin Mitta is one of the prominent young tabla players of his generation. Nitin received his early training in Hyderabad from Pandit G. Satyanarayana and is currently a disciple of Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Mumbai. Both of Nitin's gurus are disciples of the late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan ...