Born on 9 March, 1951, in Mahim, Mumbai, he was the eldest son of Ustad Allarakha, one of history's most iconic players of the tabla - a pair of traditional Indian hand played drums. Hussain's ...

Last October, a Dalit man was killed by a group of men for reportedly attending a traditional Hindu dance performance also in Gujarat. Discrimination on the basis of caste is outlawed in India but ...