At a posh Indian wedding, a stage for live music is a must. Sometimes, the music is retro, and sometimes, it is classical. On one vivid occasion, as I was praising the high-pitched music, my father told me, “This is a shehnai (a wind musical instrument).” Then he mentioned how difficult it is to play the instrument. As he was concluding, he mentioned the name of Ustad Bismillah Khan and his...
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