Ustad Allauddin Khan learned Sursringar from Ustad Wazir Khan beenkar and the baj passed through him to Smt Annapurna Devi, Pt Ravi Shankar and Ud Ali Akbar Khan. Usually the Senia beenkar gharana was very strict and they did not teach the Veena to outsiders but later Ud Wazir Khan told Allauddin Khan to start learning Rudra Veena from him but out of fear of getting cursed he politely refused but then he learned the been baj in Sursringar.