teachers...
I so appreciate your posting both the article and the pictures. I have to say that I am in awe. To thank you is really not enough.
My Guru Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, considered the greatest Hindustani musician of the twentieth century, passed away two weeks ago, after teaching more than forty years in the USA. His father, Ustad Allauddin Khan, was his guru as well as being the guru of Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Bannerjee, and many other great musicians. I was at his bedside, along with a bunch of my guru-bhai's, when he passed away.
He had over ten thousand students; some came for a semester, some, like me, stayed for twelve years.
The link between guru and disciple is a wonderful, mystical, rewarding saga. It continues, sometimes surprisingly, after the guru leaves the body. I've received guidance in dreams that has radically changed my art.
I really appreciate the all-too-short article, and would love to hear more on your apprenticeship, if it would be suitable.
Frankly, just your presence on this site, along with so many other Guni's (Gun- knowledge) is a wonderful resource.
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