Manji Khan

Ustad Badruddin "Manji" Khan (1888–27 July 1937) was a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana founded by his father, Ustad Alladiya Khan. "He was called 'Manji' because he was his father's Manjhala (middle) son."

Early life Manji Khan was born in 1888. He was the second son of Ustad Alladiya Khan. "Because of the health ailments of his other two brothers, elder Ustad Nasiruddin 'Badeji' Khan and younger Ustad Shamsuddin "Bhurji" Khan, Ustad Manji Khan was treated and chosen by Ustad Alladiya Khan as the foremost inheritor and disciple of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana." a popular vocalist at the time, of the Gwalior Gharana. The influence of Ustad Rahimat Khan's style in Ustad Bhurji Khan's singing earned him the wrath of his father, and thus gave up singing for a while. He resumed it later, under his father's conditions, but his career was cut short by his early death.

Students Mallikarjun Mansur became Ustad Manji Khan's disciple just before Khan's death. Pandit Mansur is Ustad Manji Khan's sole musical inheritor.

Death Ustad Manji Khan died on 27 July 1937 in an accident in Bombay.

Legacy Like his famous father, Ustad Manji Khan did not leave behind any recordings.