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'''Mobarak Hossain Khan''' (27 February 1938 – 24 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer. He played the [[surbahar]], a bass version of the [[sitar]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
Khan was born on 27 February 1938.<ref name=a/> He came from a musical background. His relatives include Ustad Dr. [[Alauddin Khan]] (his uncle), Ustad Ayet Ali Khan (his father), Ustad Dr. [[Ali Akbar Khan]] (his cousin), Srimati [[Annapurna Devi]] (his cousin), Pandit [[Ravi Shankar]] (Annapurna's husband of first marriage), Ustad Abed Hossain Khan (his eldest brother), Ustad [[Bahadur Khan]] (his elder brother), Sheikh Sadi Khan (his younger brother), his other cousins Ustad Khadem Hossain Khan, Ustad Mir Kashem Khan, his nephews Ustad [[Phuljhuri Khan]], Ustad Khurshid Khan, Ustad [[Shahadat Hossain Khan]], Ustad Bidyut Khan, Ustad [[Kirit Khan]], [[Reenat Fauzia]] (his daughter), and many others. He was the third son of Ustad Ayet Ali Khan. His grandfather was Sabdar Hossain Khan (Sadu Khan), and other uncles include Samiruddin Khan, Fakir (Saint) Aftabuddin Khan, Ustad Nayeb Ali Khan.<br />
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==Career and awards==<br />
Khan was the Director General of National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts ([[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]]) and former Chairman of [[Nazrul Institute]] named after the Poet-Laureate of Bangladesh [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]]. He was also the President of the Bangladesh Chapter of [[International Council for Traditional Music]] (ICTM), the headquarters being in the US and the President of Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Academy of Music. He also served [[Radio Bangladesh]] and former Radio Pakistan for a long stint of 30 years. He was also the secretary general of the [[International PEN]] Bangladesh Chapter, headquarters being in London, UK<br />
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He visited many countries including USA, U. K., China, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Kuwait, Iran, India, Pakistan, and Australia<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sydneybashi-bangla.com/ekushe-academy/Ekushe-Mobarok-07-photo-1.htm |title= Mobarak Hossain Khan honored in Sydney}}</ref> as a leader of cultural delegation, and also as an expert on radio, Saarc, [[Unesco]], as well as on classical music.<br />
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Mobarak Hossain Khan and his wife Fauzia Khan were involved in planning, research and hosting a popular TV musical program on [[NTV (Bangladesh)|NTV]], named ''Bajo ebong Bajao'', which features [[Nazrul Sangeet]] with the sangat (co-performance) of [[sitar]], [[sarod]], and other classical instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://banglamusic.com/banglatv/news/reports/eid_delights_on_tv_12302006.html|title= Bajo ebong Bajao|access-date= 26 May 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090228111231/http://www.banglamusic.com/banglatv/news/reports/eid_delights_on_tv_12302006.html|archive-date= 28 February 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref><br />
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==Academics==<br />
Khan was a visiting lecturer of College of Music, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and associated with the Department of Drama and Music of [[Dhaka University]] and Rajshahi University. He earned his M. A. in History from [[Dhaka University]].<br />
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==Books==<br />
Mobarak Hossain Khan wrote a total of 137 books, 3 of them are in English. He also contributed to the '[[Banglapedia]]' (the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) published by the [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mobarak Hossain |year=2012 |chapter=Khan, Ustad Abed Hossain |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Ustad_Abed_Hossain |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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His three books on Music in English are:<br />
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* {{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mobarak |author-mask=2 |date=1988 |title=Music and Its Study |location=New Delhi |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=978-8120707641}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mobarak |author-mask=2 |date=1992 |title=Islamic Contribution to South Asia's Classical Music |location=New Delhi |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn= 978-8120713499}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mobarak |author-mask=2 |date=2002 |title=Ustad Alauddin Khan: The Legend in Music |location=New Delhi |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=978-8120723115}}<br />
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Among his 137 books, 30 are original research books on Music in Bangla, and the 3 mentioned above are his original research books on Music in English. Besides, he has published 19 more books on Music for juveniles. He started with translations, and he had published 20 of them, and later he had translated 23 more books for Juveniles. There were 34 more books on Juvenile stories. He had published 2 novels and 2 autobiographical books. Another notable contribution is his 4 books on Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobarakhossainkhan.com |title= Mobarak Hossain Khan|first= Mobarak Hosssain Khan|last= Books |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Khan was married to Fauzia Yasmin. They had one daughter, [[Reenat Fauzia]], and two sons, Dr. Tareef Hayat Khan, and Tanim Hayat Khan.<br />
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==Honors and awards==<br />
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1986)<br />
* [[Independence Day Award]] (1994)<br />
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (2002)<br />
* Nazrul Gold Medal<br />
* Moulana Akram Khan Gold Medal<br />
* Atish Dipankar Gold Medal<br />
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==Death==<br />
Khan died on 24 November 2019 at the age of 81.<ref name=a>{{cite news |url=https://m.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1626042/সংগীত-ব্যক্তিত্ব-মোবারক-হোসেন-খান-আর-নেই|script-title=bn:সংগীত ব্যক্তিত্ব মোবারক হোসেন খান আর নেই|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=24 November 2019|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/entertainment/2019/11/24/842981<br />
|script-title=bn:চলে গেলেন সংগীতজ্ঞ ওস্তাদ মোবারক হোসেন<br />
|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=24 November 2019|website=Kaler Kantho|language=bn<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2019/11/24/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87/<br />
|script-title=bn:মোবারক হোসেন খান আর নেই<br />
|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=24 November 2019|website=Bhorer Kagoj|language=bn<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*{{Cite journal<br />
| last = Marcus<br />
| first = Scott L.<br />
| title = Book reviews – South Asia<br />
| journal = Journal of Asian Studies<br />
| volume = 47<br />
| issue = 4<br />
| pages = 974–975<br />
| publisher = Springer-Verlag<br />
| location = Berlin<br />
| date = 1 November 1990<br />
| doi = 10.2307/2058313<br />
| jstor = 2058313<br />
| issn = 0021-9118<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mobarakhossainkhan.com Mobarak Hossain Khan: Official Home page]<br />
* {{cite news |last=Khan |first=Mobarak Hossain |date=16 September 2005 |title=Ustad Alauddin Khan: Monarch in the realm of music |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2005/sep/16/arts.html |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306221302/http://www.newagebd.com/2005/sep/16/arts.html |archive-date=6 March 2022}}<br />
* {{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Afsar |date=8 September 2004 |title=Remembering the musical legend Ustad Alauddin Khan |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/08/d409081401115.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}<br />
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