Sports or music can never overcome ideologically-driven prejudice and hatred. Ustad Allauddin Khan iswidely considered the greatest Indian musician of the last century. He was the guru of Pt. Ravi Shankar. AMadhya Pradesh Government music academy is named after him. Last month, State Culture Minister, who is alsoPrime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s nephew, decided to drop the Ustad’s name from the academy. Thecharge: he was a foreigner. Incidentally, even his shishya Ravi Shankar did not utter a word ofprotest.