Editing Alla Rakha (section)

==Death and legacy==
Qureshi died on 3 February 2000 at his Simla House residence on [[Nepean Sea Road]] following a heart attack, which he suffered on learning of the death of his daughter, Razia, the previous evening during cataract surgery.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=Ustad Alla Rakha, 80, Master Of Hindustani Classical Music |author=Jon Pareles|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 February 2000| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/06/nyregion/ustad-alla-rakha-80-master-of-hindustani-classical-music.html|access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="ar"/>

In his obituary, [[The New York Times]] called him "the most important tabla drummer of his generation". The newspaper further stated that Alla Rakha was given the title Ustad or master musician and teacher of the art of tabla playing. Alla Rakha... "used his skill to invigorate every musician who shared the stage with him."<ref name=NYT/>

The Then-[[Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] also issued a formal statement regretting the loss in his death.<ref name="NYT" />