President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday paid floral tributes to Zakir Husain, the former President of India, on his birth ...

Hussain was a pioneer in the music world, and his unexpected death last year was a blow to his fans across the globe.

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.

Indian Tabla musician Zakir Hussain laughs during a press conference to announce a musical concert in Mumbai, India (Rajesh Nirgude/AP) Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical ...

In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan wrote, "President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Zakir Husain ... in education, Husain was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle.

Zakir Hussain, one of the greatest exponents of tabla music, a form of Indian drumming, has died. Hussain, who during his career worked with George Harrison and Van Morrison among others ...