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Expertise
Specifically, I can answer questions on Indian Classical Music. I am a classically trained flautist and a student of the Late Padma Bhushan Pundit V.G.Jog. I have been learning music for the last 20 years. Although I am not a professional musician I have a vast knowledge of music and occasionally play fusion music with friends here in Kolkata India who are Jazz musicians
Experience in the area
20 Years of playing and learning the Indian Classical Flute. I was the only one to be personally invited to the flute fusion concert in Mumbai by Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia when he played with Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
After 20 years I feel I have just about scratched the surface. It is such a vast ocean that no one has has been able to swim to the other side. I hope to someday to teach western musicians to introduce microtones (SHRUTIS)in their music. An attempt which seems to have died with Don Ellis who had added a 4th key to his trumpet to play microtones.
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Recent Answers from Surjit Singh
2012-04-11 Indian culture:
Hello Megan, Hope this helps: What is an appropriate verbal greeting? Namastey What is an appropriate non-verbal greeting? Folded hands head slightly bowed Are there societal topics that should
2011-10-03 in need ..:
Dear Kaitie, You seem to live among a bunch of racists who judge people on the basis of the color of their skin. However, since you are only 15 and still under the care of your parents, it would be unwise
2011-05-31 do men from Bangladesh usually come on strong?:
Dear Elizabeth, This is not at all like the Bangladeshis I know. Giving you a used watch is just plain cheap. I would buy my lady love a new one. 300 years of British rule had made the males of the Indian
2010-12-30 death:
It is considered inauspicious to have a burial ground or a crematorium etc near one's home. Whether there is any logical or scientific base for this belief I cannot say, but the belief exists in the minds
2010-12-23 jat and jatt:
There is basically no difference. They can be hindus or sikhs. In hindi it is pronounced "JAAT" and in punjabi it is pronounced "JUTT". Effectively it is the Indian version of the American "Redneck" They
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