He added, “It was a very special moment for me, as it was announced in front of my father and Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji, two of my biggest inspirations.” Also Read: When Zakir Hussain credited ...

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He got really excited. My father somehow managed to send the message to Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji on stage.” Zakir Hussain added,“Panditji (Pandit Ravi Shankar) announced my Padma Shri on stage.

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Zakir Hussain, at right, is shown last year during ... who had risen to prominence as the esteemed tabla player in Ravi Shankar’s ensemble. Hussain was just 12 when he began touring ...

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He got really excited. My father somehow managed to send the message to Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji on stage.” Zakir Hussain added, “Panditji (Pandit Ravi Shankar) announced my Padma Shri on stage.

Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla ... who served as sitar master Ravi Shankar’s accompanist during the peak of Shankar's career, according to the Allarakha Foundation.