Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan passes away
Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passed away in San Francisco in the US after a prolonged kidney ailment, according to a family friend in Kolkata.
New Delhi, Jun 19 Vice President Hamid Ansari today condoled the death of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and said the 88-year-old Sarod maestro``contributed immensely''to the world of classical Indian music.