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{{short description|Indian tabla player (1868 - 1965)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar
| image = Ut._Mehboob_Khan_Mirajkar_with_Tabla_-_2.jpg
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| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = 1868
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[British India]]
| origin =
| death_date = 1965
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharastra]], India
| genre = tabla
| occupation = Musician, Teacher
| instrument = Tabla
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'''Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar''' was an Indian [[tabla]] player of the [[Farrukhabad gharana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Biographies of Tabla Players - Read Collection @Tabla Notes |url=https://tablanotes.com/biographies-of-tabla-players/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Tabla Notes |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education==
Born in Pune in 1868,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=मेहबूब खाँ मिरजकर (Mehboob Khan Mirajkar) |url=https://marathivishwakosh.org/65416/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=मराठी विश्वकोश |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.nawazmirajkar.com/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Mysite Nawazji |language=en}}</ref> Mehboob Khan Mirajkar was very fond of playing tabla from his childhood. He left home at a young age to become a disciple of Ustad Jugna Khan.<ref name=":1" /> After ten years under his training, Mehboob Khan then met Ustad Jahangir Khan of the Lucknow Baaj of [[Indore]] and started studying under him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tabla |url=https://tablapassion.yolasite.com/jahangir-khan.php}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Khan also learned many styles of tabla playing from Pandit Balwantrao Watve.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After learning from various tabla players of many [[gharana]]s and understanding the essence of each gharana in tabla, he developed his own distinct style.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

==Career==

He has accompanied senior artists of Hindustani music like Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, Roshan Ara Begum, Pt. Kumar Gandharva, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor, Pt. Sawai Gandharva, Pt. Gajananrao Joshi, and Pt. Jagannath Buva Purohit.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Punemirror |date=2008-12-30 |title=A taal tale |url=https://punemirror.com/entertainment/unwind/a-taal-tale/cid5123547.htm |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=punemirror.com |language=en}}</ref>

Khan shared his knowledge of tabla generously and without any hesitation.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He had a collection of many rare compositions and, due to his nature, taught many disciples and spread tabla across [[Maharashtra]]. Among his disciples are artists such as his son Ustad Hanif Khan Mirajkar, Ustad Mamhulal Sangavkar, Pt. Vasantrao Bhendigiri, Pt. Narayanarao Chikkodi, Ustad Abbas Kavthekar, Haji Ustad Babasaheb Mirajkar, Pt. Rajaram Jadhav, Pt. Ramakant Devlekar, Pt. Ganpat Parbatkar, Ustad [[Shaikh Dawood Khan]], Madhukar Ganesh Godbole, and Pt. Jaywantrao Mirajkar.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Ustad [[Shaikh Dawood Khan]], in particular, was one of his most acclaimed students who learned many rare compositions of the [[Farrukhabad gharana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan, Tabla Nawaz - Biography |url=https://chandrakantha.com/dawood/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=chandrakantha.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-28 |title=Ustad Mahboob Khan Mirajkar {{!}} Mpositive.in |url=https://www.mpositive.in/tag/ustad-mahboob-khan-mirajkar/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Ustad Hanif Khan Mirajkar.jpg|thumb|Ustad Hanif Khan Mirajkar]]

== Awards and recognition==

Khan died in Pune in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In his memory, the [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] named the road where he lived after him.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar Road in Pune.jpg|thumb|left|Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra]]

The writer and artist P. L. Deshpande also wrote about Khan Mirajkar in his [[Marathi language]] book titled “Gun Gayin Avadi”, where he also speaks of many other artists.<ref>{{cite book |last1=P.L.Deshpande |title=Gun Gayin Avadi |publisher=Mauj Prakashan |isbn=9788174868299}}</ref>.
[[File:Gun Gain Avadi.jpg|thumb|left|Cover page of the Marathi book "Gun Gain Avadi" by P.L. Deshpande with a scanned copy of the page where he describes the performance of Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa in the presence of Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar]]

== Legacy ==

His legacy is carried on by his sons Abdul Khan Mirajkar, Ustad Hanif Khan Mirajkar, and grandson Shri. Nawaz Mirajkar <ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ustad Mohammad Hanif Khan Mirajkar ❤️ राग परिचय |url=https://raagparichay.in/mr/node/671 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=raagparichay.in}}</ref>.

[[File:Shri Nawaz Mirajkar Tabla.jpg|thumb|Shri Nawaz Mirajkar]]

=== Taal Vishwa ===
In the memory of Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar, 'Taal Vishwa', the organization led by Shri. Nawaz Mirajkar presents an award to artists who have created a distinct identity in the field of Tabla and music <ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |date=2015-12-23 |title=Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar to receives prestigeious 'TaalVishwa Ustad Mehboob khan saheb Award |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/taalyogi-pt-suresh-talwalkar-to-receives-prestigeious-taalvishwa-ustad-mehboob-khan-saheb-award/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />.

The following tabla maestros have performed for Taal Vishwa and have been conferred the Ustad Mehboob Khan Saheb Mirajkar Award: Ustad Nizamuddin Khan Saheb, Pandit Shashi Bellare, Pandit [[Nayan Ghosh]], Pandit [[Kumar Bose]], Pandit [[Swapan Chaudhuri]], Ustad Shabbir Nisar, Ustad Raffiudin Sabri, Ustad [[Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa]], Pandit [[Yogesh Samsi]], Pandit [[Suresh Talwalkar]], Pandit [[Ravindra Yavagal]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4" />
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