Lalgudi Jayaraman’s grand-daughter-disciple SAMYUKTHA KRISHNAN remembers …
“Lalgudi Thatha. That’s how I addressed this Colossus of music at home. He was my grandfather, but first and foremost, he was my Guru. Nearly every second spent with him was a ‘music moment’. This is because his all-consuming love for his art made him play, sing, discuss and breathe music. In my short life, I can confidently say I have never seen a person so passionate and single-minded about his first and last love – music.
When he was teaching us, he was not Lalgudi Jayaraman, the celebrated violin virtuoso. He was like a six-year-old with an incredible toy in his hands that fascinated him no end and obeyed his every command.
A book published by Harper Collins on the life of Lalgudi is available here at http://tapasstheertham.com/
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/to-thatha-with-love/article4655333.ece
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