CONCERTS IN CALI

I was born into a musical family. My mother is a professionally trained Carnatic singer - a disciple of the distinguished, Shri TV Gopalakrishnan. She didn't pursue her musical career for many reasons, one of which was us, her children... My mother was my first and most important guru, training me for over eight years. I wasn't her exclusive student. She taught untiringly, in a manner that kept people pouring into her tutelage. Anyone who knows her will agree that she set the best example for me. She was the best teacher I knew... I grew up in a gurukul-like setup. I would come back from school, quickly grab a snack, before students started pouring in eagerly, way ahead of their class times. While 20 students in a batch would sing their lungs out, at least 10 others would hang out with my sister and I, happily sitting on the sidelines of ongoing batches. Through the course of the evening, the average student age would increase from 10 to 45.

Also known as: CarnatiCalifornia