I once noticed a picture of a vast field full of sunflowers, each one of them unerringly looking at the…
A ‘Kalpana swara’ (creative compilation of notes done impromptu on stage by the artist) in Carnatic music often involves what…
It was years ago, well before mobile phones were ubiquitous, and when the only way to enjoy music was with…
I recently got an inquiry for my music academy from a young mother of a four-year-old. She wanted to commence…
I was speaking to my music instruments’ dealer recently as I was finalising a Swarmandal piece (an Indian harp). I…
As I sat for my online concert last month, I was compelled to deliberate on how Covid isolation has changed…
This incident happened many years ago when I used to have a small teaching practice for children at home. As…
For a classical musician, this is a challenging topic to talk about. But I am here to speak about some…
I smiled and looked affectionately at the video of a little girl of five, one of the students of my…
When I started out as a musician many years ago, I had only one principle that I went by. Practice…
This is a pattern that started years ago. During my musical journey, I would hit phases of complete apathy and…
I woke up today to a forwarded video on WhatsApp featuring some doctors at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh cheering…