Creating Musical Magic With Children

Music, quite as much as books, has been an integral part of my growing-up years. My father lovingly amassed staggering portions of classical music – Hindustani, Carnatic, and Western – and these as well as my mother’s versatile singing form an indelible part of my childhood. Extremely versatile, the mater – she sings with equal skill everything from bhajans and ghazals to Connie Francis and Harry Belafonte to Geeta Dutt and Sonu Nigam. She’s also learnt all the ragas that I learnt over five y...