- He was the first Indian musician to receive the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 1991.
- He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, in 1989.
- In 1956, he started the Ali Akbar College of Music with two locations in San Rafael, California and Basel, Switzerland.
- He founded a music school in Calcutta, India in 1967.
- He was the court musician for the maharajah of Jodhpur until his death in 1948 from a plane crash.
- He performed in 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City for "Concert for Bangladesh" with Mr. Shankar, Alla Rakha, Kamala Chakravaty, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton CBE.
- The violinist, Yehudi Menuhin, brought him to America in 1955.
- He was named a national treasure by the Indian government in 1989 carried on the musical traditions of his father, Allauddin Khan.
- Brother-in-law of Ravi Shankar and brother of Annapurna Devi.
- He is the father of seven sons including Aasish Khan, a Sarod musician, and four daughters.
- Master Indian musician and composer. He was a legendary sarod player. He was considered a "National Treasure" in India.
- The state of Jodhpur bestowed upon him the title "Ustad", which means "master" or "teacher".
- He was the first performer to make an LP record of Indian classical music.
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