Bangladesh has a rich and colourful history of nurturing classical music. Legendary maestros such as Ustad Alauddin Khan, Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakrabarty, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ayat Ali Khan, Ustad Vilayet Khan and many others were born and reared in this part of Bengal, and later played an invaluable role in upholding the glorious tradition of Indian classical music. Scores of important musicians, who formed the backbone of this tradition, were patronised by wealthy kings and landowners across Bangladesh. Unfortunately knowledge of this long history of cultural patronisation is lost on today