The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan Quotes

“Son, remember that all the ragas of the universe lie inside this wooden instrument. You merely have to release them, one by one.”
― Namita Devidayal, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan

“Among the students who joined the Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali was Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, a young lawyer who was passionate about music. At the Mandali, he learnt hundreds of traditional compositions and also was exposed to different musical styles. Bhatkhande then did something extraordinary: he painstakingly gathered compositions from musicians all over India and devised a notation system, applying Western scientific systems of documenting knowledge to what had been an oral tradition.”
― Namita Devidayal, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan

“the Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jullunder, the All Bengal Music Conference in Calcutta, the Prayag Festival in Allahabad, the Shankarlal Festival in Delhi, the Haridas Sammelan in Bombay and Sawai Gandharva in Pune.”
― Namita Devidayal, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan

“You have to be like the alligator. The same sharp teeth with which it carries its young babies are the ones with which it tears apart its prey. Bring that force into your hand—but be equally gentle when the situation demands it.”
― Namita Devidayal, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan