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

Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital ... The Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge called Hussain a “cultural ambassador who bridged borders and generations with his ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla maestro, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the age of 73 in a hospital in San Francisco. Along with being a master of the tabla, he was a ...

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.

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

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.