Ustad Nasiruddin "Badeji" Khan (1886–1947) was a Hindustani Classical vocalist

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana

Jaipur-Atrauli gharana

The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is a Khayal-based stylized singing family-hood , founded by Utd. Alladiya Khan in the late 19th century...

 founded by his father, Utd. Alladiya Khan.

Early life

Utd. Badeji Khan was the first son and child of Utd. Alladiya Khan. Until his late teens, Utd. Badeji Khan lead his younger brothers Utd. Manji Khan

Manji Khan

Ustad Badruddin "Manji" Khan was a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana founded by his father, Utd. Alladiya Khan.-Early life:...

 and Utd. Shamsuddin "Bhurji" Khan

Bhurji Khan

Ustad Shamsuddin "Bhurji" Khan was a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana founded by his father, Utd. Alladiya Khan.-Early life:...

 in receiving the tutelage of their father, Utd. Alladiya Khan, being his father's most prospective student.

He was called "Badeji" because he was the eldest of his siblings.

Health and training

Utd. Badeji Khan was not able to complete his musical tutelage due to health ailments related to Cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

. Because of health cautions, Utd. Badeji completely bandoned music until his mid-adulthood.
In his mid-thirties, Utd. Badeji Khan continued learning music briefly from his cousin, Utd. Natthan Khan once his health began to strengthen. Utd. Badeji Khan then took to learning music from musicians of the Gwalior Gharana

Gwalior gharana

The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khyal Gharanas. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the great Mughal emperor Akbar...

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Students

Unlike his more successful brothers, Utd. Badeji Khan did not produce notable disciples. Although, being one of the earliest inheritors of his father's gayaki, Badeji openly taught many rare compositions to disciples of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Utd. Bhurji Khan's son, Baba Azizuddin Khan has taken the task of writing the rare compositions in Utd. Badeji Khan's repertoire.