New Delhi, India
He was the consummate artiste who performed his first concert when he was just seven, going on to captivate audiences with his sheer exuberance and talent for more than six decades. Yet Zakir Hussain would get nervous before he went on stage and thanked his “lucky stars” for that.
The 73-year-old, amongst India’s most celebrated musicians, died in a San Francisco hospital early on Monday.
In an interview with PTI earlier this year, Hussain quoted sitarist Ravi Shankar as saying he would be really worried about the show if he didn’t get nervous.
“It meant that his focus wasn’t 100 per cent on, it meant that he was taking this for granted. And you know it’s true. Over the years, you get to a point where you have built up a reputation, you have built up some kind of a status for yourself, and the more you have done it the more responsibility falls on your shoulders because you have got to live up to that,” Hussain told PTI.
Hussain, who made the tabla more popular and recognisable to western audiences and was the founding member of the fusion group Shakti, added that performance pressure can be compared to the Indian cricket team when it plays in India.
“The amount of nervousness or some minor tension increases from day to day. I mean, look at the Indian cricket team playing in India, the pressure on them is 100-fold more than the pressure on the visiting team. I do really thank my lucky stars that I still get that little hint of tension or nervousness before I go to a concert.” The percussionist, who started touring when he was just 12, won three Grammy Awards at the 66th edition of the Grammy awards earlier this year. He was known for having worked with Indian and international musicians, defying genres and creating masterpieces such as “Planet Drum”, a world music album with American percussionist Mickey Hart that was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1992.
The son of Allah Rakha, Hussain, said “all inclusive musical creativity” came naturally to him as someone who had learnt and worked with the all-time great tabla legend who also composed music for some films.
“From the age of seven or eight, I would go with him to all his recording sessions with Asha ji or Lata ji, or Rafi ji and be part of the orchestra… He would give me a khanjari or a tambourine or a little something to play. So I grew up in this situation where being in a combination of musical creativity, which was an all-inclusive process as opposed to a singular one, seemed like a natural way to go,” he remembered.
“So the mindset as I was growing up tuned itself to the idea that music is music, it’s not Indian music or that music, so when I actually started working with musicians who were non Indian it seemed like a natural handshake,” Hussain added.
Tabla had long been viewed as an accompaniment in Indian classical music and over the years moved out of the shadows to become a centerpiece.
Hussain thanked his father and his contemporaries, especially Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Samta Prasad, for bringing notice to the humble percussion instrument.
He said it was their work with people like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Pandit Birju Maharaj that audience really started to notice “that this other guy is not so bad and is cool and things started to happen”.
“And because of that, we the tabla players in the next generation got a launching pad. So things were readymade but yes we had to make best use of that and luckily we were able to make that connection,” Hussain added. 
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Hussain thanked his father and his contemporaries, especially Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Samta Prasad, for bringing notice to the humble percussion instrument.



New Delhi, India He was the consummate artiste who performed his first concert when he was just seven, going on to captivate audiences with his sheer exuberance and talent for more than six decades. Yet Zakir Hussain would get nervous before he went on stage and thanked his “lucky stars” for that. The 73-year-old, amongst India’s most celebrated musicians, died in a San Francisco hospital early on Monday. In an interview with PTI earlier this year, Hussain quoted sitarist Ravi Shankar as saying he would be really worried about the show if he didn’t get nervous. “It meant that his focus wasn’t 100 per cent on, it meant that he was taking this for granted. And you know it’s true. Over the years, you get to a point where you have built up a reputation, you have built up some kind of a status for yourself, and the more you have done it the more responsibility falls on your shoulders because you have got to live up to that,” Hussain told PTI. Hussain, who made the tabla more popular and recognisable to western audiences and was the founding member of the fusion group Shakti, added that performance pressure can be compared to the Indian cricket team when it plays in India. “The amount of nervousness or some minor tension increases from day to day. I mean, look at the Indian cricket team playing in India, the pressure on them is 100-fold more than the pressure on the visiting team. I do really thank my lucky stars that I still get that little hint of tension or nervousness before I go to a concert.” The percussionist, who started touring when he was just 12, won three Grammy Awards at the 66th edition of the Grammy awards earlier this year. He was known for having worked with Indian and international musicians, defying genres and creating masterpieces such as “Planet Drum”, a world music album with American percussionist Mickey Hart that was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1992. The son of Allah Rakha, Hussain, said “all inclusive musical creativity” came naturally to him as someone who had learnt and worked with the all-time great tabla legend who also composed music for some films. “From the age of seven or eight, I would go with him to all his recording sessions with Asha ji or Lata ji, or Rafi ji and be part of the orchestra… He would give me a khanjari or a tambourine or a little something to play. So I grew up in this situation where being in a combination of musical creativity, which was an all-inclusive process as opposed to a singular one, seemed like a natural way to go,” he remembered. “So the mindset as I was growing up tuned itself to the idea that music is music, it’s not Indian music or that music, so when I actually started working with musicians who were non Indian it seemed like a natural handshake,” Hussain added. Tabla had long been viewed as an accompaniment in Indian classical music and over the years moved out of the shadows to become a centerpiece. Hussain thanked his father and his contemporaries, especially Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Samta Prasad, for bringing notice to the humble percussion instrument. He said it was their work with people like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Pandit Birju Maharaj that audience really started to notice “that this other guy is not so bad and is cool and things started to happen”. “And because of that, we the tabla players in the next generation got a launching pad. So things were readymade but yes we had to make best use of that and luckily we were able to make that connection,” Hussain added. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

When Zakir Hussain spoke of getting nervous and thanked his stars for it

He was the consummate artiste who performed his first concert when he was just seven, going on to captivate audiences with his sheer exuberance and talent for more than six decades. Yet Zakir Hussain would get nervous before he went on stage and thanked his “lucky stars” for that.

The 73-year-old, amongst India’s most celebrated musicians, died in a San Francisco hospital early on Monday.

In an interview with PTI earlier this year, Hussain quoted sitarist Ravi Shankar as saying he would be really worried about the show if he didn’t get nervous.

“It meant that his focus wasn’t 100 per cent on, it meant that he was taking this for granted. And you know it’s true. Over the years, you get to a point where you have built up a reputation, you have built up some kind of a status for yourself, and the more you have done it the more responsibility falls on your shoulders because you have got to live up to that,” Hussain told PTI.

Hussain, who made the tabla more popular and recognisable to western audiences and was the founding member of the fusion group Shakti, added that performance pressure can be compared to the Indian cricket team when it plays in India.

“The amount of nervousness or some minor tension increases from day to day. I mean, look at the Indian cricket team playing in India, the pressure on them is 100-fold more than the pressure on the visiting team. I do really thank my lucky stars that I still get that little hint of tension or nervousness before I go to a concert.” The percussionist, who started touring when he was just 12, won three Grammy Awards at the 66th edition of the Grammy awards earlier this year. He was known for having worked with Indian and international musicians, defying genres and creating masterpieces such as “Planet Drum”, a world music album with American percussionist Mickey Hart that was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1992.

The son of Allah Rakha, Hussain, said “all inclusive musical creativity” came naturally to him as someone who had learnt and worked with the all-time great tabla legend who also composed music for some films.

“From the age of seven or eight, I would go with him to all his recording sessions with Asha ji or Lata ji, or Rafi ji and be part of the orchestra… He would give me a khanjari or a tambourine or a little something to play. So I grew up in this situation where being in a combination of musical creativity, which was an all-inclusive process as opposed to a singular one, seemed like a natural way to go,” he remembered.

“So the mindset as I was growing up tuned itself to the idea that music is music, it’s not Indian music or that music, so when I actually started working with musicians who were non Indian it seemed like a natural handshake,” Hussain added.

Tabla had long been viewed as an accompaniment in Indian classical music and over the years moved out of the shadows to become a centerpiece.

Hussain thanked his father and his contemporaries, especially Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Samta Prasad, for bringing notice to the humble percussion instrument.

He said it was their work with people like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Pandit Birju Maharaj that audience really started to notice “that this other guy is not so bad and is cool and things started to happen”.

“And because of that, we the tabla players in the next generation got a launching pad. So things were readymade but yes we had to make best use of that and luckily we were able to make that connection,” Hussain added.&nbsp;

Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

He was the consummate artiste who performed his first concert when he was just seven, going on to captivate audiences with his sheer exuberance and talent for more than six decades.

He was the consummate artiste who performed his first concert when he was just seven, going on to captivate audiences with his sheer exuberance and talent for more than six decades. Yet Zakir Hussain would get nervous before he went on stage and thanked his “lucky stars” for that. The 73-year-old, amongst India’s most celebrated musicians, died in a San Francisco hospital early on Monday. In an interview with PTI earlier this year, Hussain quoted sitarist Ravi Shankar as saying he would be really worried about the show if he didn’t get nervous. “It meant that his focus wasn’t 100 per cent on, it meant that he was taking this for granted. And you know it’s true. Over the years, you get to a point where you have built up a reputation, you have built up some kind of a status for yourself, and the more you have done it the more responsibility falls on your shoulders because you have got to live up to that,” Hussain told PTI. Hussain, who made the tabla more popular and recognisable to western audiences and was the founding member of the fusion group Shakti, added that performance pressure can be compared to the Indian cricket team when it plays in India. “The amount of nervousness or some minor tension increases from day to day. I mean, look at the Indian cricket team playing in India, the pressure on them is 100-fold more than the pressure on the visiting team. I do really thank my lucky stars that I still get that little hint of tension or nervousness before I go to a concert.” The percussionist, who started touring when he was just 12, won three Grammy Awards at the 66th edition of the Grammy awards earlier this year. He was known for having worked with Indian and international musicians, defying genres and creating masterpieces such as “Planet Drum”, a world music album with American percussionist Mickey Hart that was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1992. The son of Allah Rakha, Hussain, said “all inclusive musical creativity” came naturally to him as someone who had learnt and worked with the all-time great tabla legend who also composed music for some films. “From the age of seven or eight, I would go with him to all his recording sessions with Asha ji or Lata ji, or Rafi ji and be part of the orchestra… He would give me a khanjari or a tambourine or a little something to play. So I grew up in this situation where being in a combination of musical creativity, which was an all-inclusive process as opposed to a singular one, seemed like a natural way to go,” he remembered. “So the mindset as I was growing up tuned itself to the idea that music is music, it’s not Indian music or that music, so when I actually started working with musicians who were non Indian it seemed like a natural handshake,” Hussain added. Tabla had long been viewed as an accompaniment in Indian classical music and over the years moved out of the shadows to become a centerpiece. Hussain thanked his father and his contemporaries, especially Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Samta Prasad, for bringing notice to the humble percussion instrument. He said it was their work with people like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Pandit Birju Maharaj that audience really started to notice “that this other guy is not so bad and is cool and things started to happen”. “And because of that, we the tabla players in the next generation got a launching pad. So things were readymade but yes we had to make best use of that and luckily we were able to make that connection,” Hussain added. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

The Indian government on Wednesday announced the list of recipients who will receive the coveted Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards in India.&nbsp;On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved the conferment of 106 Padma awards, including six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shri.&nbsp;

Among the notable people to receive the prestigious award include Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis (posthumous), music director and&nbsp;Golden Globe award winner for ‘RRR’ songs MM Keeravani, and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. &nbsp;

Here is the complete list of awardees.&nbsp;

<h2 paraeid="{7b27abeb-5c2c-44b8-8e0f-37b3b6f7d9b2}{174}" paraid="1235378826" >Padma Bhushan&nbsp;</h2>

SL Bhyrappa&nbsp; 
Kumar Mangalam Birla&nbsp; 
Deepak Dhar&nbsp; 
Vani Jairam&nbsp; 
Swami Chinna Jeeyar&nbsp; 
Suman Kalyanpur&nbsp; 
Kapil Kapoor&nbsp; 
Sudha Murty&nbsp; 
Kamlesh D Patel&nbsp;

<h2 paraeid="{c9728262-d03d-4671-ac09-ef01ce2d0ffa}{48}" paraid="1177440380" >Padma Vibhushan&nbsp;</h2>

Mulayam Singh Yadav (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Balkrishna Doshi (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Zakir Hussain&nbsp; 
SM Krishna&nbsp; 
Dilip Mahalanabis (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Srinivas Varadhan&nbsp;

<h2 paraeid="{7b27abeb-5c2c-44b8-8e0f-37b3b6f7d9b2}{180}" paraid="239802980" >Padma Shri&nbsp;</h2>

Sukama Acharya&nbsp; 
Jodhaiyabai Baiga&nbsp; 
Premjit Baria&nbsp; 
Usha Barle&nbsp; 
Munishwar Chanddawar&nbsp; 
Hemant Chauhan&nbsp; 
Bhanubhai Chitara&nbsp; 
Hemoprova Chutia&nbsp; 
Narendra Chandra Debbarma (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Subhadra Devi&nbsp; 
Khadar Valli Dudekula&nbsp; 
Hem Chandra Goswami&nbsp; 
Pritikana Goswami&nbsp; 
Radha Charan Gupta&nbsp; 
Modadugu Vijay Gupta&nbsp; 
Ahmed Hussain &amp; Mohd Hussain&nbsp; 
Dilshad Hussain&nbsp; 
Bhiku Ramji Idate&nbsp; 
C I Issac&nbsp; 
Rattan Singh Jaggi&nbsp; 
Bikram Bahadur Jamatia&nbsp; 
Ramkuiwangbe Jene&nbsp; 
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Ratan Chandra Kar&nbsp; 
Mahipat Kavi&nbsp; 
M M Keeravaani&nbsp; 
Areez Khambatta (posthumous)&nbsp; 
Parshuram Komaji Khune&nbsp; 
Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara&nbsp; 
Maguni Charan Kuanr&nbsp; 
Anand Kumar&nbsp; 
Arvind Kumar&nbsp; 
Domar Singh Kunvar&nbsp; 
Risingbor Kurkalang&nbsp; 
Hirabai Lobi&nbsp; 
Moolchand Lodha&nbsp; 
Rani Machaiah&nbsp; 
Ajay Kumar Mandavi&nbsp; 
Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande&nbsp; 
Gajanan Jagannath Mane&nbsp; 
Antaryami Mishra&nbsp; 
Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa&nbsp; 
Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal&nbsp; 
Uma Shankar Pandey&nbsp; 
Ramesh Parmar &amp; Shanti Parmar (Duo)&nbsp; 
Nalini Parthasarathi&nbsp; 
Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti&nbsp; 
Ramesh Patange&nbsp; 
Krishna Patel&nbsp; 
K Kalyanasundaram Pillai&nbsp; 
V P Appukuttan Poduval&nbsp; 
Kapil Dev Prasad&nbsp; 
S R D Prasad&nbsp; 
Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri&nbsp; 
C V Raju&nbsp; 
Bakshi Ram&nbsp; 
Cheruvayal K Raman&nbsp; 
Sujatha Ramdorai&nbsp; 
Abbareddy Nageswara Rao&nbsp; 
Pareshbhai Rathwa&nbsp; 
B Ramakrishna Reddy&nbsp; 
Mangala Kanti Roy&nbsp; 
K C Runremsangi&nbsp; 
Vadivel Gopal &amp; Masi Sadaiyan (Duo)&nbsp; 
Manoranjan Sahu&nbsp; 
Patayat Sahu&nbsp; 
Ritwik Sanyal&nbsp; 
Kota Satchidananda Sastry&nbsp; 
Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar&nbsp; 
K Shanathoiba Sharma&nbsp; 
Nekram Sharma&nbsp; 
Gurcharan Singh&nbsp; 
Laxman Singh&nbsp; 
Mohan Singh&nbsp; 
Thounaojam Chaoba Singh&nbsp; 
Prakash Chandra Sood&nbsp; 
Neihunuo Sorhie&nbsp; 
Dr. Janum Singh Soy&nbsp; 
Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin&nbsp; 
S Subbaraman&nbsp; 
Moa Subong&nbsp; 
Palam Kalyana Sundaram&nbsp; 
Raveena Ravi Tandon&nbsp; 
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari&nbsp; 
Dhaniram Toto&nbsp; 
Tula Ram Upreti&nbsp; 
Gopalsamy Veluchamy&nbsp; 
Ishwar Chander Verma&nbsp; 
Coomi Nariman Wadia&nbsp; 
Karma Wangchu (Posthumous)&nbsp; 
Ghulam Muhammad Zaz&nbsp; 
 
 
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The Indian government on Wednesday announced the list of recipients who will receive the coveted Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards in India. On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved the conferment of 106 Padma awards, including six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shri.

The Indian government on Wednesday announced the list of recipients who will receive the coveted Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards in India. On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved the conferment of 106 Padma awards, including six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shri. Among the notable people to receive the prestigious award include Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis (posthumous), music director and Golden Globe award winner for ‘RRR’ songs MM Keeravani, and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. Here is the complete list of awardees. Padma Bhushan SL Bhyrappa Kumar Mangalam Birla Deepak Dhar Vani Jairam Swami Chinna Jeeyar Suman Kalyanpur Kapil Kapoor Sudha Murty Kamlesh D Patel Padma Vibhushan Mulayam Singh Yadav (posthumous) Balkrishna Doshi (posthumous) Zakir Hussain SM Krishna Dilip Mahalanabis (posthumous) Srinivas Varadhan Padma Shri Sukama Acharya Jodhaiyabai Baiga Premjit Baria Usha Barle Munishwar Chanddawar Hemant Chauhan Bhanubhai Chitara Hemoprova Chutia Narendra Chandra Debbarma (posthumous) Subhadra Devi Khadar Valli Dudekula Hem Chandra Goswami Pritikana Goswami Radha Charan Gupta Modadugu Vijay Gupta Ahmed Hussain & Mohd Hussain Dilshad Hussain Bhiku Ramji Idate C I Issac Rattan Singh Jaggi Bikram Bahadur Jamatia Ramkuiwangbe Jene Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (posthumous) Ratan Chandra Kar Mahipat Kavi M M Keeravaani Areez Khambatta (posthumous) Parshuram Komaji Khune Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara Maguni Charan Kuanr Anand Kumar Arvind Kumar Domar Singh Kunvar Risingbor Kurkalang Hirabai Lobi Moolchand Lodha Rani Machaiah Ajay Kumar Mandavi Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande Gajanan Jagannath Mane Antaryami Mishra Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal Uma Shankar Pandey Ramesh Parmar & Shanti Parmar (Duo) Nalini Parthasarathi Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti Ramesh Patange Krishna Patel K Kalyanasundaram Pillai V P Appukuttan Poduval Kapil Dev Prasad S R D Prasad Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri C V Raju Bakshi Ram Cheruvayal K Raman Sujatha Ramdorai Abbareddy Nageswara Rao Pareshbhai Rathwa B Ramakrishna Reddy Mangala Kanti Roy K C Runremsangi Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan (Duo) Manoranjan Sahu Patayat Sahu Ritwik Sanyal Kota Satchidananda Sastry Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar K Shanathoiba Sharma Nekram Sharma Gurcharan Singh Laxman Singh Mohan Singh Thounaojam Chaoba Singh Prakash Chandra Sood Neihunuo Sorhie Dr. Janum Singh Soy Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin S Subbaraman Moa Subong Palam Kalyana Sundaram Raveena Ravi Tandon Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Dhaniram Toto Tula Ram Upreti Gopalsamy Veluchamy Ishwar Chander Verma Coomi Nariman Wadia Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) Ghulam Muhammad Zaz WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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When Zakir Hussain spoke of getting nervous and thanked his stars for it

When Zakir Hussain spoke of getting nervous and thanked his stars for it

ORS pioneer Mahalanabis, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain: Here is the full list of Padma awardees