Here are a few things that I am going through.
I am staying with the world's most renowned classical flautist, Shashank and his family.
I hear him and his sister practice all day. What's even better are his dad's advices to me.
I get to hear from him first hand about how to be sincere in pursuing one's passion. He is Shashank's guru and I see how sincere his children are and how dedicated he is, first hand. I eat with them, listen to them, their talk, play with his kid. His wife is a wonderful dancer and human. I met her in Sacramento and instantly saw how genuine she was. I asked her if she could sing too and she said she was a dancer. Little did I know about how good she is. She is training under Priyadarshini Govind and has renered several performances including Kalakshetra and the Academy. I have a few Uncles who warned me about how musicians treat people from the US with little respect, but that so far from the truth. The amount of freedom, love and happiness I have here is unparalleled. I can hear Shashank play Abogi as I type this. This is the reason the spell hasnt lifted. Shrisha (S's wife) has promised to take me to Kalakshetra soon to meet Leela Samson. I cannot wait.
Their house is in CIT colony which is walking distance from the Academy and Narada Gana Sabha. Will tell you about that in my next blog.
