Hyderabad: Padma Bhushan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s tomb being restored

Hyderabad: Tomb of the legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who passed away in 1968, is currently being restored after years of gross neglect.
Ghulam Ali Khan was buried at Dairah-e-Mir Momin in the old city.
Surprisingly, most people do not know that his resting place is in the city of pearls and it is inside a small white tomb with green jaali doors in all its four sides is now undergoing restoration.
Principal secretary (Municipal Administration and Urban Development), Arvind Kumar shared photos of the restoration work on his Twitter account.
Taking to Twitter, Kumar said on Sunday, “On the occasion of his death anniversary (April 25th), restoring the grave tomb of Padma Bhushan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Saaheb, the greatest classical exponent of Patiala Gharana at the Dairah-e-Mir Momin, Sultan Shahi, Hari Bowli Road…” On the occasion of his death anniversary (April 25th), Restoring the grave tomb of Padma Bhushan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Bhan Saaheb, the greatest classical exponent of Patiala Gharana at the Dairah-e-Mir Momin, Sultan Shahi, Hari Bowli Road, #Hyderabad @KTRTRS @asadowaisi pic.twitter.com/WBgkYRdLbv — Arvind Kumar (@arvindkumar_ias) March 28, 2021 Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan belongs to the Kasur Patiala Gharana and is considered as the ‘Tansen’ of modern era. He was born on April 2, 1902, in Kasur village (now in Pakistan) of undivided Punjab. He found his home in India many years after Partition — he lived in Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.