Mumbai: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's worst fears about his sarod being
'handled without care' by airline staff when he travels for concerts
came true for the second time in four years on June 28 when the
instrument went missing during a British Airways flight from London to
Delhi.
Earlier, the sarod maestro's instrument had been damaged after it was poorly handled during an Ahmedabad-Mumbai Air India flight on January 14, 2010. Given that it was Khan's sarod that was damaged, the then Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel stepped in and tendered an apology.
In the latest incident, Khan told Mirror that he was touring London, Devon and Wiltshire from June 21 for solo and joint performances with sons Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan. The Padma Vibhushan awardee was returning to Delhi on June 28 along with his wife Subhalaxmi. "The going was smooth and the performance at Dartington Hall at Devon to celebrate the life of Rabindranth Tagore went as planned," Khan said.
Read news in full 01/06/14 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
Earlier, the sarod maestro's instrument had been damaged after it was poorly handled during an Ahmedabad-Mumbai Air India flight on January 14, 2010. Given that it was Khan's sarod that was damaged, the then Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel stepped in and tendered an apology.
In the latest incident, Khan told Mirror that he was touring London, Devon and Wiltshire from June 21 for solo and joint performances with sons Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan. The Padma Vibhushan awardee was returning to Delhi on June 28 along with his wife Subhalaxmi. "The going was smooth and the performance at Dartington Hall at Devon to celebrate the life of Rabindranth Tagore went as planned," Khan said.
Read news in full 01/06/14 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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