• What is your idea about choosing
Music, as career?
Answer: Well, it’s not an easy thing
and it’s not for everybody. One should
consult to their Gurus and see if they
are able to survive on Music alone.
• What personal advice would you
give to someone wanting to pur-
sue this career?
Answer: My advice would be- It’s not an
easy career to choose. It has lot of chal-
lenges and struggle. You have to work
very hard throughout your life to attain
your goals or to even sustain them.
• W
hat are typical mistakes people
make when trying to pursue this
career?
Answer: This field needs lot of pa-
tience and perseverance. Nothing
comes easy. Years and years of con-
sistent practice is needed. After that
too the struggle doesn’t end. If you
are a performer, every concert is like an exam wherein you
have to excel. Nowadays people want everything quickly.
They want to learn fast, and start performing and get name
fame and money even quicker. But that’s not how it works.
Until and unless you spend those many years properly
learning and doing your Riyaz, you won’t sustain for long.
• I f you had to do it all over again, would you still choose
this career? Would you do anything differently?
Answer: Yes, I would still choose this career and I don’t
want to change anything.
• H
ow do you get people to take you seriously as a musician?
Answer: Through your Riyaz. As they say ‘Action speaks loud-
er than words’ So once your Riyaz and Music start speaking,
automatically people will start taking you seriously.
• Why you choose this particular instrument?
Answer: As I mentioned before it came naturally to me as
my father is also a Sitarist. Thats way I can say the instru-
ment chose me or God chose me to play this beautiful
instrument Sitar.
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• H
ow much time you spent in a
day for practice?
Answer: I don’t count. But I try and
be in this Subject (Music)
for as much time as possible.
• W
hat according to you should be
emphasized during practice?
Answer: Correct Riyaaz or practice.
It’s what you practice that is im
portant...not how many hours
• W
hat is the response you are
getting from India wherever you
perform?
Answer: Well, I have been lucky
enough to get some good r
sponses from all over the country
and abroad. I wish and hope peo
ple keep blessing me as they do.
• W
hat you are expecting from
Audience?
Answer: To have discipline during
the concert and have basic knowledge about the genre
of music they are hearing. Even if they don’t they should
be good listeners.
• W
hat is the greatest achievement you have ever
achieved in your musical journey? The Most Happiest
Moment Also.
Answer: There are quite a few moments where you feel
happy in this journey. Like when you are blessed and
applauded by some senior legendary Artists you feel you
are on the right track.
• How you advise for teaching music to children?
Answer: It should be started from a very early age. Try
and make them enjoy the subject. Make them hear differ-
ent Artists.Take them to different music concerts.Parents
should create interest in them.
• Lastly, How’s your life going on…
Answer: Life is going very good. By God’s grace and Par-
ents and all well wishers blessings things are moving and
shaping up at a steady pace.