At that time, Alla Rakha had said this was the knowledge he got from his teachers and wanted to pass it on to his son.

The eight-year-old video shows Ustad Zakir Hussain revealing how his father Ustad Alla Rakha chose to recite rhythms of music in his ears the first time he held his son in his arms after birth. This was unlike the traditional religious prayers,

He was his second guru after his uncle and celebrated flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, says Grammy winner Rakesh Chaurasia who remembers the "god of tabla" Zakir Hussain as someone who gave the young ge