Background
Bhurji Khan was the third and youngest son of Utd.
Bhurji Khan was the third and youngest son of Utd.
Alladiya Khan. Utd. Alladiya Khan. Despite this, Utd. Alladiya Khan felt that Utd. Bhurji"s voice was excellent and had a good range.
Among the three brothers his voice was the best.
He used to listen to his brother"s training and sing all the compositions. Health
In his late youth, Utd.
Bhurji Khan fell seriously ill with motzira while visiting Uniara. He used to suffer from nose-bleeds.
Four or five bowls of blood would flow out from his nose in a day.
His brain became weak. He could not get good treatment in the village. They would apply pandu mud and pour jars of water over his head constantly.
Because of this he had a severe cold and he lost that quality of his voice for ever.
Utd. Bhurji Khan"s illness affected his musical growth. Brain damage from the illness contributed to his forgetfulness and memory loss.
Haider Khan. Despite Utd. Haider Khan"s persistence, it was only until Utd.
Bhurji Khan took to teaching that his memory solidified and his musical growth resumed.
After this, his training with his father resumed. Since his illness Bhurji suffered from weakness in the brain. He could not grasp anything.
He would forget the compositions taught to him.
One day I got very angry and I snatched away the Tanpura from his hands. Singing in the temple and teaching that girl made a great difference to Bhurji Khan"s singing.
One day I head him in the temple. He was singing quite well.
I was pleased. I thanked Allah.
My disappointment disappeared. I put the tanpura back in his hands. His training resumed.
Students
Utd.
Bhurji Khan was instrumental in expanding the presence of the Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki in Hindustani Classical music Among his many disciples are Pint Madhusudhan Kanetkar, Gajananbua Joshi, Madhukar Sadolikar, Pint
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Bhurji Khan"s famous disciple was Pint Mallikarjun Mansur. Manji Khan, Utd. Bhurji Khan agreed to teach Pint
Mallikarjun Mansur under his father"s command.
Utd. Bhurji Khan died in 1950 after a prolonged illness. Legacy
Bhurji Khan did not leave behind any recordings.
He was also intelligent.