Which of the following musical instruments were played by the musicians such as Shakoor Khan and Pandit Ram Narayan?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Sarangi.
· Both Shakoor Khan and Pandit Ram Narayan played the Sarangi.
· Both Shakoor Khan and Pandit Ram Narayan played a crucial role in elevating the status of the sarangi.
· Shakoor Khan (1884-1962) was a renowned sarangi player and composer, considered one of the pillars of Kirana Gharana, a major Indian classical music tradition.
· He Received prestigious awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1956) and the Padma Shri (1962).
· Pandit Ram Narayan (1927-2016) was a legendary sarangi player, credited with popularizing the instrument as a solo concert instrument.
· Received numerous accolades, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1976), the Padma Bhushan (1991), and the Bharat Ratna (2005), the highest civilian award in India.
· Santoor : Bhajan Sopori, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Tarun Bhattacharya
· Sarangi : Abdul Latif Khan, Ustad Binda Khan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Shakoor Khan
· Sitar : Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar, Shujaat Hussain Khan, Shahid Parvez Khan, Anushka Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Mustaq Ali Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee
· Sarod : Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Allaudin Khan, Bahadur Khan, Zarin S Sharma, Sharan Rani, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.