A Discussion with Ustad Salamat Ali Khan

Location: Mumbai
A quote by Ustad Salamat Ali Khan: "हमारे पंजाब में कहावत है- गाना पंजाब में जवान था, ग्वालियर में बूढा हो गया और महाराष्ट्र में उसकी हड्डी पसली रह गयी"
Sham Chaurasi Gharana (from the book "Tradition of Hindustani Music" authored by Dr. Manorama Sharma)
"The name of this Gharana is attributed to a place called Sham Chaurasi in Hoshiarpur of Punjab. Like the artists of Talwandi Gharana, the Sham Chaurasi Gharana also claim their association with the founder of Talwandi Gharana, Ustad Suraj Khan and Chand Khan alias Sudhakar and Diwakar, who were the disciples of Swami Haridas. It is also believed that both the brothers belonged to Brahmin family but due to the Muslim influence, they might have been converted Muslims. This is also contended that may be due to some economic reasons, they might have accepted Islam such as Tansen came to be known instead of Tanna Mishra. Music, those days was not considered a respectable art and to get fame, name, and money, they might have accepted Islam religion in order to get the recognition or patronage from the Muslim rulers." (pages 58-62)
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Here are some historical unfortunate incidents:
1) In Year 1973, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan discontinued performances with Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan due to personal differences.
2) In Sepetember 1978 (i.e., at age 44), Ustad Salamat Ali suffered from a stroke while performing in London. We can clearly observe the differences in his voice and pronunciation after this severe illness when he was advised to discontinue singing as the stroke had affected his speech.
3) During early 1990s, Ustad Salamat Ali was diagnosed with heart problems and diabetes which resulted in loss of his vision.
4) Ustad Nazakat Ali passed away in 1984 whereas Ustad Salamat Ali Khan passed away in 2001.