Who among the following has achieved the distinction of being the oldest person to get a Padma award at the age of 105?
Who among the following has achieved the distinction of being the oldest person to get a Padma award at the age of 105?
[A]Pandit Vishwanath Rao Ringe
[B]Pandit Venkatesh Kumar
[C]Ustad Aman Ali Khan
[D]Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
At the age of 105, Hindustani vocalist Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan was today chosen for this year’s Padma Shri award, achieving the distinction of being the oldest person to get a Padma award. In 2011, India’s first woman photo-journalist Homai Vyarawala was honoured with the Padma Vibushan at the age of 97. She died last year. The repertoire of Khan, the vocalist from West Bengal, includes khayal, dhrupad, dhamar and thumri. Also a poet, Khan has written around 2000 compositions under the pseudonym ‘Rasan Piya’.