Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is in India retracing the footsteps of his father, who made a similar trip to India 50 years ago.
King Jr., who arrived in India on on February 9th, 1959 along with his wife, spent a month understanding Gandhi’s mode of non-violent protests and his teachings, nearly 10 years after Gandhi’s death.
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| MLK Jr., Image source: pace.edu | MLK 3 with Mahatma’s grand daughter.Image source: LA Times |
Earlier this week, the U.S. senate passed a resolution comfirming Gandhi’s influence on King Jr.,
MLK III visited Rajghat and other places of significance in India on this trip. CNN has a more detailed report of King’s son’s visit here, which besides other things mentions a music concert in honor of King Jr.,.
The U.S. delegation also brought a rare treat to India to commemorate the historic visit in ‘59. The delegation included some celebrated American musicians who put on a concert. Grammy Award-winning singers and musicians Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, tabla player Ustad Kazir Hussein and Dee Dee Bridgewater were among those who brought a special sound to India for the occasion.
The tabla player mentioned is most probably – Ustad Zakir Hussein.
An interesting description of King’s visit to India in 1959 is here.
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