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21 March
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Ustad Bismillah Khan was born.
Ustad Bismillah Khan: How the Shehnai Became His Lifelong Prayer
Every morning for most of his ninety years, Ustad Bismillah Khan walked to the Vishwanath Temple on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi and played his Shehnai…
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Shri Mataji Nirmala Srivastava
Indian founder of Sahaja Yoga.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.