Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Mehdi Hasan the star of stars My brush with greatness

Karachi

 

The Irish author, James Joyce, once said that an artist earned nothing; he just offered his art to his audience and, at last, left nothing but a lasting legacy. If we are to judge the significance of Mehdi Hasan, the 84-year-old ghazal maestro who died of old age on Wednesday, he aptly fits the bill.

 

Hasan died silently in his hospital bed, and lived in a dilapidated house at Ancholi in Gulberg Town, Karachi.

 

Condolence messages poured in from all

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