When sitar maestro Ustad Shujaat Khan takes the stage, there are no scripts-only music flowing freely in the moment. A seventh-generation exponent of the Imdadkhani gharana, Khan defines his art not by lineage but by emotion, spontaneity, and joy. Letting the Music SpeakKnown for his gayaki ang and emotional depth, Khan fuses classical purity with subtle contemporary touches. The Sitar and the SelfKhan began playing at three, the sitar becoming both his destiny and his voice. I hope sponsors and music lovers revive that culture.”Indian classical music, he believes, transcends borders.