 Nisar Hussain Khan (1906 - 1993)Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan was an Indian classical vocalist from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. He was a disciple and son of Fida Hussain Khan.
He was the court musician of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III at Baroda and was featured extensively on All India Radio. He was a specialist in Tarana. His most famous disciples are his cousin Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Rashid Khan.
Khansahib inherited a vast repertoire of well-known and obscure melodies from his forebears. His rich, resonant voice was cultivated through decades of training. He embellishes the modal form of the ragas with flashes of gamaks, bol-taans and sargams. As an exponent of the khyal style, he rendered taranas with distinction
Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan received the Padma Bhushan in 1971 , Sangeet Natak Academy in 1970 and also Tansen Award from Government of Uttar Pradesh . He breathed his last in the year 1993 in Calcutta.
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