The tabla maestro, Zakir Hussain, was the pride of India. Born as Zakir Hussain Allaraka Qureshi to veteran table player, Ustad Alla Rakha was the recipient of four Grammys and various other accolades. Zakir Hussain was introduced to the world of rhythms at a very tender age. His father taught him the pakhawaj when he was just three.
The ustad of rhythms left for the heavenly abode on December 16, 2024, at a hospital in San Francisco in the US at the age of 73. He was suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (a chronic lung disease) and had been hospitalised for the past few weeks. He was taken to the ICU when his condition deteriorated.
