Ustad Zakir Hussain Hospitalized in the US, Health Condition Serious

New Delhi(The Uttam Hindu): Tabla maestro and global superstar Ustad Zakir Hussain was admitted to a US hospital on Sunday. He was reportedly suffering from serious health issues.

The celebrated musician, who is one of the prominent figures in Indian classical music, was hospitalized due to some undisclosed health issues. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in San Francisco. The news has been confirmed by close sources and also verified by BBC journalist Parvez Alam through a tweet.

Ustad Zakir Hussain was one of the individuals through whom Indian classical music achieved such a global recognition. The Indian Government has also given him many prestigious awards, like Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan. In 1999, he received the National Heritage Fellowship from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts, which made him the worldwide ambassador for Indian classical music.

Fans are getting highly worried with the news of his hospitalization. People all around are flooding social media platforms to wish him for recovery quickly. His family members too are praying for his well-being at such a time.