Roshan Ara Begum with Ustad Barkat Ali Khan

A file photo of Roshan Ara Begum with Ustad Barkat Ali Khan.

Mallika-e-Mauseeqi Roshan Ara Begum (1917-1982), daughter of Ustad Abdul Haqq Khan and cousin of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, from whom she took training in Hindustani music for 15 years. She migrated to Pakistan in 1948.

Ustad Barkat Ali Khan was the younger brother and disciple of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali. He was known more for his Thumris and Ghazals. After the partition of India, he too migrated to Pakistan. He is known to have trained the noted ghazal singer of today, Ghulam Ali Khan.

• Photo & Information Courtesy : Late Shri. Gourang Kodical.