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Bihar to celebrate Bismillah Khan's birth anniversary

Published: Monday, Nov 16, 2009, 13:54 IST
Place: Patna | Agency: PTI

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has announced that the birth anniversary of shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan would be celebrated as a state function on March 21.

The state government would also set up a park in his memory of the Bharat Ratna with his statue here, Kumar said while releasing a book "Shehnai Vadak Bismillah Khan" here at a function last evening.

A park with his statue would also be set up at Dumraon, the birthplace of the shehnai player, he said.

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