 She also received some early training from her grandfather Mohammed Najeef Khan, a Pathan.She later learned music from Birendra Kumar Phukan and Hiren Sarma  and then on her father's suggestion, she later learned music from Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri of Bengal.Parveen met her next guru and future husband Dilshad Khan one day while he visited Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri's home.