Zakir Hussain: Doordarshan Interview for the ages by Vipin Handa

00:00 Tabla Solo 03:55 Vipin Handa 04:54 Talks about Alla Rakha singing rhythms in his ear instead of prayers 06:40 First public performance (with Ali Akbar Khan) 09:20 On intercepting invitations for his father and offering to play instead 11:50 Guru-shishyaa paramparaa and a lovely story about Allauddin Khan 14:35 table kii shaayarii 16:06 qaedaa 17:04 hiran paran 17:45 gaind paran 18:19 relaa 19:36 rain 20:48 How easy is it to play the tablaa? 22:36 hairstyle! 23:24 On breaking his finger while playing Cricket 23:44 On tabla players not getting the prominence and being an accompanist 27:30 On being a bathroom singer *** Doordarshan was criticised, with reason, for its many lapses, but what cannot be denied is that it played such a big role in ensuring that its viewers got exposed to the finest of Indian classical arts – music, dance, cinema. What a shame to see it being reduced to what it is today when with all the resources at their command, there is not one private channel that manages to cover culture in even a fractionally comparable way. *** These recordings are shared purely for scholarly research, educational and entertainment purposes. No copyright infringement is intended. These are not meant for any commercial purpose whatsoever and are shared strictly under the fair use clause and per YouTube's uploading policies and guidelines where copyrighted content is allowed to be shared by the rights holders. This channel is not monetised, nor ever intends to be. If you still want this or any other recording removed from this channel for copyright reasons despite the above, please do not move a Copyright Strike. Please let me know with a comment and I shall immediately look into it. Your feedback matters. Please help provide/correct/complete the lyrics and the author's name. Where possible, please also help with raag identification.