Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz | |
|---|---|
| Died | 13 April 2014(2014-04-13) (aged 73) |
| Occupation | singer |
| Awards | Padma Shri,Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz (died 13 February 2014) was the last known master ofKashmiri Sufiyana Music in the world. He opened a school to teach his genre of music, although it did not attract many students from Kashmir because of religious and social prejudice. He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honour thePadma Shri in 2013. He was also awarded theSangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998 for his contribution to Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir.[1] He died in 2014 inSrinagar at the age of 74.[2]
"Ustad Gh. Mohd. Saznawaz gets the prestigious SaMaPa Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah Award 2008". India PRwire. Archived fromthe original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved20 October 2009.
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