Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on December 15, Sunday. The death of the legendary artist has shocked the entire country. People from all walks of life are mourning his loss and offering condolences to his family.

Zakir Hussain, whose "dancing fingers" made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has died. Hussain, 73, died in a San Francisco hospital from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a chronic lung disease,

Zakir Hussain, an Indian classical musician who has been called 'the greatest tabla player of his generation,' has died at age 73 of lung disease.