So here she was with the Mohites, seated on the rug in their living room, with their daughter Sulabha singing Raag Bhupali to her. The little girl was tuneful and had been taught well by her mother, but as could be expected of any Indian child born and brought up in the United States, her American accent often stood out rather strongly in her Bhupali. ‘Itno joban purrr maan na curriye’ she sang earnestly, accompanied by a tanpura and tabla generated from an app on her Mum’s phone. The phone was connected to a bluetooth speaker which, sadly, amplified the tanpura and tabla sounds in a rather
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