
Nikhil Sonthalia
Consistency Over Intensity: My Journey with the Flute
I spend a lot of my life in front of a screen. As a software professional, my world is often defined by logic, code, and the fast-paced demands of the…

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Nikhil Sonthalia
I spend a lot of my life in front of a screen. As a software professional, my world is often defined by logic, code, and the fast-paced demands of the…
Rahul Mehta · London, UK
“Structure is what makes small practice add up instead of disappear.” As a junior doctor, Rahul could not commit to fixed class timings. What he could…

Chandran K R R
In my line of work, as a construction professional, everything comes down to the foundation. You can’t build a strong skyscraper on weak ground. You h…
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Suhasini Gupta
Music has always been food for my soul. As far back as I can remember, I have loved listening to music, and growing up, I dreamed of learning an instr…

DR VASANT G HAVANAGI
After a long career as Chief Scientist at CSIR-Central Road Research Institute in New Delhi, I retired in 2024 and settled in Bengaluru. I still do so…
Hematha Kumar N
At 52, I never thought I would be learning a new instrument seriously. I had tried before. I taught myself a little keyboard and a little guitar by wa…

Pushpa B.R
I spend most of my days in a world of precise measurements, chemical reactions, and the steady hum of a classroom. As a chemistry lecturer, I am used …

Sheel Kumar Srivastava
I have reached that stage in life where the house feels a little quieter than it used to. At fifty-five, the rhythm of my days has shifted. For years,…
Priya Raghavan · Bengaluru, India
“My grandchildren request songs now. That is the whole reward.” Priya retired in 2022 and enrolled the same month, mostly to prove to herself that she…
Rahul Mehta · London, UK
“Structure is what makes small practice add up instead of disappear.” As a junior doctor, Rahul could not commit to fixed class timings. What he could…
Meera Desai · Pune, India
“I had convinced myself I was tone deaf. Turns out I was just untaught.” Meera bought a flute in 2019 and left it in a drawer for four years. She had …
Arun Krishnan · Dubai, UAE
“The karaoke tracks changed everything. Suddenly I wasn't practising — I was performing.” Arun had played casually for six years and plateaued. He kne…
Lakshmi Narayan · Toronto, Canada
“I stopped believing distance was the reason I couldn't learn classical music.” Lakshmi grew up hearing Hindustani classical music at home but moved a…
Sandeep More · Nashik, India
“I knew music. I did not know systems. That was the entire gap.” Sandeep had taught the flute in his neighbourhood for eleven years. Excellent musicia…

Nikhil Sonthalia
I spend a lot of my life in front of a screen. As a software professional, my world is often defined by logic, code, and the fast-paced demands of the…
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