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Ali Akbar Khan
Ali Akbar Khan , 1922-, Indian musician, b. Shivpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). A master of the sarod, a 25-stringed N Indian instrument, Khan was born into a family whose roots in traditional Indian court music extend back to the 16th cent. Trained by his father, Alauddin Khan, a famous musician and teacher, the younger Khan began performing at 13, was appointed court musician to the Maharaja of Jodhpur, and became a well-known virtuoso. The violinist Yehudi Menuhin heard Khan play in Delhi in 1955 and invited the young musician to the United States. There he performed classical Indian music in concert and on television and made his first recordings, helping to spur the genre's popularity in the West during the 1960s and thereafter. Khan has since produced nearly 100 albums and performed frequently, sometimes with his brother-in-law, sitarist Ravi Shankar . He has composed numerous ragas and written the scores for several films, e.g., Satyajit Ray's Devi (1960); Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha (1994). Khan also has founded colleges of classical Indian music in Kolkata (1956), San Rafael, Calif. (1967), and Basel, Switzerland (1985), and has established (1994) a music foundation.
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Akbar a pick to stick - Pats really like look of hard-hitting safety.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...problems. A lot of teams didn't like Hakim Akbar, but the Patriots weren't one of those...the fifth round (No. 163 overall), Akbar was still on the board and they found his...and potential, too enticing to pass up. Akbar is now a part of a long line of players...
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AKBAR CHARGED IN GRENADE ATTACK.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 4/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...charges Friday afternoon against Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, 32. The post said Akbar was charged March 25 with two counts of premeditated...17 counts of attempted murder under military law. Akbar could face the death penalty, according to Dennis...
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AKBAR HAS TAKEN HIS SHARE OF HITS NEW PATRIOT WANTS TO DELIVER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...College. By then, we could know whether Hakim Akbar could indeed be the next Lawyer Milloy. Akbar, the Patriots' fifth-round pick out of the...robbery of a bank. His uncle, who took in Akbar and his teenage brother, also had problems...
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Tales of Akbar and Birbal.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The emperor Akbar was looking for entertainment. He did not realize that...truth with wit. In their first meeting, Maheshdas won Akbar's approval by demonstrating his spunky humor. Akbar held a contest to create an exact portrait of himself...
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Perry's Akbar Sends 'Em Running
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 10/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; Perry's Akbar Sends 'Em Running Not every young African...dreams are realized. But for Sulaiman Akbar -- the mean streets of his Manchester...our father kept us plenty busy," said Akbar. "We were always doing something: running...
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Washington's Akbar to work over summer to improve defense
News Wire article from: University Wire; 6/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...for the roses is none other than Hakim Akbar, who started the last four games of the...torch just months out of high school, Akbar proved last year in a display of impressive...what to do if I see something wrong," Akbar said. The freshman's move to strong...
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Tolerance promotes peace.(Akbar's social life)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Akbar realized that he was a foreigner and a Muslim...them into hostile factions. One day, when Akbar was 36, he was participating in a traditional...ecstasy that suddenly comes." Soon after, Akbar began a serious study of religion. He invited...
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Deceit and loyalty.( Akbar - Mughal Emperor)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; For young Akbar, becoming king hardly affected his life...military challenges. For four years, until Akbar turned 18, Bairam Khan had absolute power...guarded the throne for the young ruler. When Akbar was crowned king, he was in the Punjab...
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AKBAR REFUTES KITO'S CLAIMS , CHARGES.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 3/27/2004; 524 words
; ...March 27(ANTARA) - Golkar Party leader Akbar Tanjung has categorically refuted statement...public prosecutor Kito Irkhamni that he (Akbar) had reneged on a promise to pay Kito for certain liaison services related to Akbar's former court case. Atmajaya Salim...
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In thanks for an heir.(Akbar-Emperor of India)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Although Akbar was victorious in battle and created a powerful...did not have a son. As a devout Muslim, Akbar was strongly drawn to Sufism, a branch...you turn, there is the face of Allah." Akbar regularly visited the tomb in Ajmer of the...
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Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Akbar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Akbar Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Akbar (1542-1605) was the third Mogul emperor of India...discernible in contemporary India. On Nov. 23, 1542, Akbar was born at Umarkot, Sind, while his father, the emperor...
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Khan, Ali Akbar
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ali Akbar Khan Instrumentalist For the Record … Ali Akbar Khan may be the “ giant of Indian classical...extensive touring schedule and teaches at the three Ali Akbar Colleges of Music in California, India, and Switzerland...
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Akbar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Akbar , 1542-1605, Mughal emperor of India...summarily dismissed (1560) by the young king. Akbar, however, continued the policy of conquest...princesses. Although he was himself illiterate, Akbar's courts at Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur...
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Raised on a pistachio farm, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1934) rose to become the most...worked towards building a "kinder, gentler" Iran. Akbar Hashemi was born in 1934 as the second of nine children...
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Akbar, Jalaludin Muhammad
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Akbar, Jalaludin Muhammad (or Akbar the Great ) (1542–1605) Mogul emperor of India (1556–1605). Akbar expanded the Mogul empire to incorporate northern India, and established...
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