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A packed to capacity concert by Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar last week in Delhi’s India International Centre, in memory of his father Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar and his elder brother Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar, was as usual, an emotional affair.
For nearly 40 years, a tribute concert has been held at the same venue on May 7, in remembrance of the brother duo who made Delhi their home some 70 years ago.
As musicians, the Dagar Bandhu impacted the lives of several people, in fact practically whoever they came in contact with, not just musicians.
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Their house was always open to anyone who wanted to interact; the kitchen was geared to feeding several unexpected guests who stayed over for meals.
Their first floor flat in Nizamuddin East was the venue of many a musical soiree and discussion; the strains of the ‘tamboora’ lingering well after midnight, audible to late night walkers in the area.
The family left Nizamuddin in 1988, after the death of Ustad Faiyazuddin Dagar, and