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Zakir Hussain Dies At 73, Tributes Pouring In: Updates

Zakir Hussain,  the tabla maestro, percussionist, composer and even actor – a legend who was India’s very own and yet belonged to the world died at a hospital in San Francisco. He was 73.

Hussain died due to complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement. He had been hospitalised for the last two weeks and was later taken to the ICU after his condition deteriorated.

In 1988, Zakir Hussain became a household name as the face of the Taj Mahal Tea brand.

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