Bismillah Khan — English Wikipedia

Community-edited encyclopedia article, retrieved in full at the stated revision; it gives his birth at Dumraon on 21 March 1916 and death at Varanasi on 21 August 2006, his Red Fort performance of 15 August 1947 and Bharat Ratna, describes him as a devout Muslim and symbol of religious harmony, and files him in its “Indian Shia Muslims” category.