Flautist Ustad Mujtaba Hussain awarded doctorate at Punjabi University, Patiala

Patiala, December 10

Renowned flute player Ustad Mujtaba Hussain has been awarded a doctorate on the second day of the 39th convocation at Punjabi University here today.

Hussain had completed his research work under the supervision of Prof Davinder Kaur, an eminent music teacher, in 2019. On getting the PhD degree, he said he had researched on the analytical study of flute in the context of wind-played musical instruments of Punjab.

Hussain has played flute in more than 400 Hindi films along with prominent personalities of the music industry. He received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Award from the Government of Bihar last year, the Bansuri Ratna from Punjabi University in 2009, and the Cultural Ambassador of India Award from the Government of South Africa in 1997. — TNS