Madhuvanti Pal

Madhuvanti Pal shares her journey of mastering the Rudra Veena while addressing the challenges faced by women in this male-dominated tradition and highlighting historical gender biases in classical music. She underscores the importance of the guru-disciple relationship, emphasizing music as a lifestyle, advocating for purity and honesty in performance, and encouraging unity among musicians within this tradition. Madhuvanti concludes by emphasizing music's unique power to reveal emotions and urges musicians to collaborate, leaving competition and ego behind to create beautiful music together.