Aashish Khan

Aashish Khan

Aashish Khan Debsharma (Hindi: आशिष खान देबशर्मा, Urdu: آشیش خان‎) (born 5 December 1939) is an Indian classical musician, known for his virtuosity on the sarod. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best World Music' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode". He is also a recipient of Government of India's highest honour in performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Besides being a high-profile performer, composer, and conductor, he is also an adjunct professor of Indian classical music at the California Institute of the Arts, and the University of California at Santa Cruz, in the United States.