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Homage to Ustad Zakir Hussain by Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee and Sangitanjaly Foundation
New Delhi [India], December 21: Sangitanjaly Foundation, a non-profit organization established with the mission of promoting Indian classical music and arts. Over the past three decades, the organisations under the aegis of Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee, has been instrumental in organizing numerous concerts, workshops, and festivals, featuring some of the most acclaimed artists in the Indian classical [...]
New Delhi [India], December 21: Sangitanjaly Foundation, a non-profit organization established with the mission of promoting Indian classical music and arts. Over the past three decades, the organisations under the aegis of Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee, has been instrumental in organizing numerous concerts, workshops, and festivals, featuring some of the most acclaimed artists in the Indian classical music fraternity such as Usatad Munawwar Ali Khan,Pandita Girija Devi, Begum Parwen Sultana, Pt.Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt.Hari Prasad Chowrasia, Pt,Birju Maharaj,Pt.Rajan Sajan Mishra,Smt.M.L.Vasanta Kumari,Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Pt.Kumar Bose, Pt.Swapan Choudhuri. Pt.Anindo Chatterjee, Pt.Ajay Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Ken Zuckerman, Ustad Shahid Pervez, Ustad Rashid Khan,Pt.Budhaditya Mukherjee, Pt.Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pt.Rathikant Mahapatra, Shama Bhate, Sanjukta Panigrahi,Chitra Visweswaran, Ms.Shobana and many others. Ustad Zakir Hussain, with his unparalleled mastery over the tabla, has been an integral part of our journey.
Ustad Zakir Hussain was the real inspiration for me and he used to treat me as his younger brother. We have reached out to him to feature him in our forthcoming Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Festival at Hyderabad in Dec 2025 and also award him with Sangitanjaly Ratna- Life Time Achievement Award. Its very unfortunate that we will now present the award to his family Member posthumously, says Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee, Ace Social Worker and Chairman, Sangitanjaly Foundation.
He further added that “Ustad Zakir Hussain’s passing leaves an unfillable void in the world of Indian classical music. Sangitanjaly Foundation mourns the loss of a true legend, whose contributions to our cultural heritage will continue to inspire generations to come.”
