If you grew up western-Indian-urban-Catholic it’s quite likely Indian classical only lapped at your musical shores.
Shakti and Zakir Hussain were as desi as it got for households where Cliff Richard and Elvis were the presiding soundtracks.
It was not till the age of 26, and not till my office moved to the Maharashtrian side of town in Pune that I was introduced to the likes of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (died today) and Gangubai Hangal.
My bucket list, posted a year ago, had: “attend Sawai Gandharva to hear Pt Bhimsen”.
‘Alas’ - truly captures the regret.
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