Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod mended, 'now sounds better'

Ahmedabad: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s sarod, which was damaged due to mishandling by Indian Airlines staff on January 14, has been repaired.
“It now sounds even better than before,” Ustad Amjad Ali said while expressing his gratitude to the Kolkata craftsmen who had repaired it after 10 days of hard work.
The sarod has been with the Ustad for over 25 years. He has played it at music festivals and concerts across the world, winning numerous awards along the way.
The instrument was damaged when the Ustad was on way to Mumbai in an Indian Airlines flight from Ahmedabad. The previous day (January 13), the maestro had performed on his beloved sarod at the concluding session of Ahmedabad’s Saptak music festival. He again played on his repaired sarod recently at the Dover Lane Music Festival in Kolkata.
The Ustad played on the repaired sarod continuously for four hours during the concluding session of the six-day festival at Kolkata. “I am elated,” he said. “It now sounds even better than before.”
He said that every airline in India should also introduce a fragile goods department so that mishaps of this kind could be avoided.
02/02/10 Priya Adhyaru Majithia/Daily News & Analysis

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