A tribute to Asad Amanat Ali Khan

Three years ago on this date, Asad Amanat Ali Khan, one of most accomplished ghazal singers of our times passed away. Relatively young, fifty-two only, Asad Amanat Ali passed away leaving behind a gap never to be filled again. One of the glaring stars of the famous Patyala Gharana,  son of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Asad learned the art and science of classical Hindi ghazal singing at an early age and recorded his first song at the age of ten. One of the first ghazals I fell in love as a teenager was “ghar wapis jab aao gey tum ” sung by Asad Amanat Ali. And today on this day, I would like to put is...