Ustad Kirit Khan was a talented Sitar player of the Indian subcontinent. He was born on 29 October 1955 in Comilla, Bangladesh and later settled in Kolkata, India. He comes of an internationally renowned illustrious family of musicians of Bangladesh, which produced a galaxy of famous classical musicians like, Ustad (Maestro of Music) Dr. Alauddin Khan, the world reputed Maestro of Seni-Maihar and Alauddin Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music (North Indian Style), Ustad Ayet Ali Khan (his grand father), Ustad Dr. Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Bahadur Khan (his father), Ustad Khadem Hossain Khan, Ustad Abed Hossain Khan, Ustad Mir Kashem Khan, Ustad Phuljhuri Khan, Ustad Khurshid Khan, Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan, Annapurna Devi, Reenat Fauzia and many others. He is the second son of Ustad Bahadur Khan, a reputed Sarod artiste and the younger brother of talented Sarod player Bidyut Khan, who was still actively propagating the musical culture of the family until his recent illness. Kirit Khan died prematurely in 2006 due to kidney failure.
Portrait of Kirit Khan, Source: Monthly Sargam, Dhaka, October 2006
Read more about Kirit Khan: Early Life, Performance in Major Concerts in India, Tours, Awards and Recognition, Music Direction in Films, Teaching Sitar