Monthly Archives: July 2011

Shahid Parvez

Posted on July 19, 2011 by alishanzaidi

Ustad Shahid Parvez is a descendent of the great Imdad Khani gharana of Sitar players. He is the grandson of Ustad Waheed Khan Sahib, who was the paternal uncle of Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib. Shahid Parvez has not merely emulated … Continue reading →

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Aejaaz

Posted on July 16, 2011 by alishanzaidi

This is one of my more recent poems on the uniqueness of this only planet in the known universe which hosts life and its many wonderous living forms. I was out on a walk by Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill … Continue reading →

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Einstein

Posted on July 15, 2011 by alishanzaidi

My poem is a eulogy to this great man who was a visionary and a genius. His prophetic vision of the multi-dimensional and relative universe in which we find oursleves, lighted a great candle of understanding for all of us. Our … Continue reading →

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Raees Khan

Posted on July 6, 2011 by alishanzaidi

Ustad Raees Khan is one of the foremost Sitar players from the Sub-continent and made a name for himself alongside people like Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shanker and Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib, who was his maternal uncle. Ustad Raees … Continue reading →

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