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I have a wonderful collection of Nikhilji,s sitar which I have been continuously hearing from several years. Every piece is a learning experience and i felt like sharing a secret of his approach which I think makes his artistry very special. All his attempt i think is to affect the Raj he has chosen to play. In an analogical sense, its like Rag is like a big circle, he plays small circles(alankars,gat,jod or other structures) which affect the bigger circle. This cause effect is in his conscious and beautiful spirit well tied. Rag or the bigger circle is consciously felt, understood and freely explored,aquatinted,nourished and protected. Small circles are challenges taken each time which keeps him interested and spirited. Its a bit abstract but I feel is the essence of his approach. It gives a great scope for smaller compositions through out and will benefit the artistes individual curiosity and feel and make him deeply interested and affected.

4 hrs for analytical thinking (Earn your living) 5 hrs of creative practice (Live your love/passion) 3 hrs of learning from people and life (contemplate) 3 hrs of conscious rest (Reflect daily) 7 hrs of sleep 2 hrs of chores

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I felt proud when i heard the news of Dr Venky's Nobel nomination. Made me wonder how we know so much about nature and we are so insensitive about it. Last 300 years have been a journey into human's greatest spirit of inquiry, we discovered a million things and not only that we have challenged our thought to an extent that it has exhausted! In this process we have dived into the details of life, how its made etc. We are aware of its delicateness, beauty and nature more than people knew say few hundred years ago. We talk about ribosomes, chromosomes, DNA the way they behave and lot of other million names and terms making up what we called mankind's knowledge. One thing keeps me puzzled, we don't want to accept the natures delicateness, relate to it sensitively and coexist. We relate less, we are preoccupied into something else, something highly unimportant in the name of survival and fear. I feel the focus of science or art whether its the spirit of inquiry or spirit of