website. Imrat Khan was the senior performer of the Imdadkhani gharana, the school of sitar and surbahar performance named after his grandfather Imdad Khan. Death and legacy Imrat Khan died on 22 November 2018 at age 83 due to a stroke in St. Louis, Missouri, United States where he had been residing for over two decades prior to his death. He had been ill for some time before his death. Imrat Khan had five sons, Nishat Khan (sitar player), Irshad Khan (sitar player), Wajahat Khan (sarod player) and Shafaatullah Khan (tabla player), and Azmat Ali Khan, who were all trained by him, and are all talented musicians themselves. Awards and recognition In 1988, Imrat Khan received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the President of India. In 2017, he was awarded the Padma Shri; however, he refused to accept the award stating "It is too little and came little too late"; which also sparked pandemonium among his students and members of the fraternity. According to Outlook of India, "The noted musician was disappointed that the Indian government never recognized his contributions, even as several of his juniors and those who trained under him were presented with Padma awards". References External links An interview with Imrat Khan 1935 births 2018 deaths Etawah gharana Hindustani instrumentalists Surbahar players Sitar players Indian multi-instrumentalists Indian music educators Indian Muslims Washington University in St. Louis faculty Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award