First appeared in www.scroll.in on May 30, 2015. Been player and vocalist Inayat Khan (1882-1927), more popularly known as Sufi or Hazrat Inayat Khan or Inayat Khan Pathan, was the grandson and disciple of Maula Bakhsh (1833-1896). In 1910, Inayat Khan and his brothers travelled to the US, where they joined the Ruth St. Denis dance company the next year.  The brothers performed as The Royal Musicians of Hindustan, with the dancer Mata Hari in France. Between 1910 and 1926, Inayat Khan performed