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Who among the following is an Indian tabla virtuoso, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor who was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002?

A.
Ustad Zakir Hussain
B.
Ustad Allah Rakha
C.
Pandit Kumar Bose
D.
Pandit Anindo Chatterjee

Solution:

The correct answer is Ustad Zakir Hussain.Ustad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla virtuoso, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor who was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002.Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor.He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990.He was named an Old Dominion Fellow by the Humanities Council at Princeton University.He was a visiting professor at Stanford University.Additional InformationUstad Allah Rakha:?He was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music.He was born in Ghagwal Village Jammu, Jammu, and Kashmir.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982.Pandit Kumar Bose:?He is an Indian tabla maestro and composer of Indian classical music.He was taught by Kishan Maharaj.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2007.Pandit Anindo Chatterjee:?He is an Indian tabla player.He performed at Rashtrapati Bhavan when President of US Barack Obama visited India in November 2010.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2002.

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