Rajya Sabha member T Subbarami Reddy with Ustad Bismillah Khan and his adopted daughter Soma Ghosh. Dr Reddy has decided to donate his salary and allowances amounting to Rs 10 lakh (approximately US $21,700) to the octogenarian musician every month.

Photograph: Ranjan Basu/Saab Press

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