Vilayat Khan helped introduce Indian Classical Music to the West, along with Nikhil Banerjee, who was a student of Baba Allauddin Khan.
 Along with Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and his younger brother Imrat Khan, Vilayat Khan helped introduce Indian Classical Music to the West. 
 A student of the legendary Baba Allauddin Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee was known for his technical virtuosity and clinical execution. 
