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'No true musician can ever be conceited'New York, 2 May 2001: Pandit Jasraj, Hindustani classical music vocalist par excellence, spoke about his music and his life.lakshmi : panditji aap se phone pe baat karna hai PANDITJASRAJ : JAI HO ! PLEASE DON'T MIND MEIN PH. NO. NAHIN DUNGA. KUIN KI GHANTIYA BAJE HI RAHIGI. AGAR BAAT KARNI HAIN TO FIND OUT THE PH NO.JAI HO arpsie : jasraj ji, main aapse koi sawal poochoo itni to meri haisiat nahi hai...kyon ki aap itne mahan kalakar hai! but aap agar apna aashirwad mujhe dede to shayas mein dhanya ho jaao...aur aap ke barabar to nahi par..aapka millionth hissa bhi mere ander aa jaaye to mein apne aap ko dhanya samjhoongi! PANDITJASRAJ : JAI HO ! AGAR ACHHI TARHA SE RIYAZ KAROGI TO BHAGWAN KHUSH HOTE HAIN AND JAB WOH KHUSH HOTE TO KUCHH BHI KAR SAKTE HAIN. AGE PICHHE KA SAWAL HI NAHIN. JAI HO vinod : r u there? PANDITJASRAJ : JAI HO VINOD ! YES I AM HERE. I AM FINE murali : sir whats your relationship with hyderabad PANDITJASRAJ : i have many relations with HYd. my fathre's samadhi is thereHYD honoured me twice1ST HYD GIVEN ME A TITLE --'SON OF HYD' AND 12TH FEB THEY HAVE GIVEN THE NAME OF THE PRINCIPAL'S BUNGLOWOF NIZAM COLLEGE AS 'PANDIT JASRAJ ASTHETIC CULTURAL CENTER'LAST 30YRS WE ARE HOLDING 4 DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER PANDIT MOTIRAMJI AND MY GURU AND MY ELDER BROTHER PANDIT MANIRAMJI Navin : Jai Ho. PANDITJASRAJ : jai ho navin ! Rekha : I love your voice. How is your health? PANDITJASRAJ : JAI HO I AM FINE netra : Jai Gurudev PANDITJASRAJ : jai ho kalyan : pandit ji App kaisa hai... PANDITJASRAJ : JAI HO KALYAN . MEIN BAHOT KHUSH HUN KUIN KI AAP LOGON SE BAAT CHIT KAR RAHA HUN nanea : I want to congratulate you for your contribution to the art of Indian classical music. PANDITJASRAJ : Thank You nanea. abdulMajid : Panditji, why are you so conceited? There are better singers than you who are not. PANDITJASRAJ : It is a gift from the Divine. No true musician can ever be concieted. chatterbox : punditji do u still do riaz regularly??? PANDITJASRAJ : Certainly. If I don't do riyaaz regularly, I can't maintain myself. ramanujbrahmachari : Panditji, do you plan to come to Canada as well? PANDITJASRAJ : I love Canada, it has given me many things....my first school is established in Canada..Toronoto University has honored me with scholarship on my name. I am lookig forward to being in Canada soon. jassu : panditji does a diff kind of riyaaz. PANDITJASRAJ : Different different kinds of riyaaz are just that...if you practice in a good way, it is another riyaaz, then you will be somewhere...if you will not it in proper way, then the riyaaz is not right. nn : panditji namaste...what improvements do u suggest for classical music schools in india.. PANDITJASRAJ : Every Indian musician who is running the school knows better than me. But I can definately make suggestions about what can be done in the US. KKD : Panditji, Indian classical music is still for the elite. Is there a way we can make the common person more aware of it? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho KKD. Go and listen and open your ears. You will get an answer from inside. Music is not for a particular class. It is universal. ghazal : Where do you stay? IN India or in the US PANDITJASRAJ : Very good question. You made me confused even I don't know. ghazal. Jai Ho. soumyo : namaaskar panditiji.........i'm a very freaky kind of a person.....who changes channels every minute.......but one day in TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Finals, I heard your performing.........and I could not even touch my remote....wonderfull perofrmance......mera naamaskar PANDITJASRAJ : That was because of music nn : what would u suggest...i am in the US and there is not much in terms of places or schools where we can go an be in touch with our rich culture... PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho.We have many schools in US. New Jersey, new York, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Vancouver-Canada, and many more are coming. And you can get details at our website www.panditjasrajschoolofmusic.com junk : Are u thinking of getting into pop music PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Junk.I love my dharm music. Rajesh : Panditji how do u find it so easy to in the US and still be a master of an indianart form? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Rajesh.Make your question clear. Easy to do what? saurabh : Pandit Jasrajji, classical music orany other music must not be restrictedto any language then why do I alwayssee classical singers like you singingin old Indian languages most of the time.Classical music should become morepopular if you sing in current indianlanguages that you know like hindi and/orothers. Infact for internationalaudience why not have Indian classicalmusic in English!! Is there anytechnical problem in doing this? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho saurabh.Many film musicians sing in the current Hindi language. Many pop musicians are trying fusion music. So let be a listener. libran : namaste panditjiwhat do you think about indian music future PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho libran.We are going through a golden era and entering in diamond era. AmanK : pt ji mujse baat kiji na...mera namsakar....aap ka agla program hindustan me kab hain. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho AmanK.In August in Delhi and Bombay. Sanjay : Namaskar Panditji, What is the story behind you singing for Lord Krishna Primarily. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Sanjay.If you are in love with an avtaar of one god, then you can see him everywhere. HK : Panditji, Namaskar, For every succesful performer like yourself there are hundreds who are good but struggling because they are either not resourceful or mayble just not lucky. Choosing music as profession is still very risky, any thoughts? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho HK. Not anymore. If you want to become a musician you can have every resource. soumyo : panditji, i feel sadhna sargaam has a wonderfull melodious voice with lots of craftsmanship......don't you think she deserves more opportunity to perform even in the crowded bollywood playback singing world PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho saoumyo. Certainly. panditamit : pandit ji aapki bitiya durga kahan hai PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho panditamit. Durga apne ghar mein hai. Aur mein pittsburgh aa raha hu. Gautam : panditji fusion ke bareh mein apka khayal? PANDITJASRAJ : mein mera khayal gaata hoon.... iske bare mein kuch khayal nahin karta. LIPTONTIGER : Why is U.S. so fashionable for musicians these days? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...Because precious things everyone likes. mahesh : Pandit Ji, Namaskar, Do you have any future trip planed for Phoenix, Az. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Mahesh,Fix up my program and I will be there. paarkhee : Panditjee Aap aur is net jaal mein?kuch samajh nahi aaya! PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...paarkhee,Tum logo ne phansa diya ! paarkhee : Panditjee Gaane ke anand aur suron ke turee ke baare mein kuch bolein! PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...tumhara prashn kuch samajh mein nahin aaya. Dharmesh : What do you think panditji is this Classical Music and Dances are are the only things are there by which india is identified.. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,No there are other people like Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore, CV Raman, Radhakrishnana, Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and may more... soumyo : panditji, if you receive offers to compose music for mythological films from bollywood, will you take up the offer...? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...If it is based on classical music then I will do it...films does not matter. Bhaskar : Gujrat relief ka program kya hain Pandit ji... PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho.I did a sangeet yagna for Gujrat equake on 22, 23, 24th March in Ahmedabad and organised by Nanadan Bhai Mehta.It was very successful with some of the top musicians...it was not for money just for peace.I sang everyday 1 hr Vedic Ricahye and on the last day it was a solo performance.And now I am going to perform in San Fransisco(5th May) and LA(12th May) for 5H to support earthquake relief. Dharmesh : Why this MTV and V channel are superimposing all classical stuff in india ispite of having tradition of classical music in India PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...Samay samay ki baat hai....jo amar cheez hai woh hamesha rahti hai.. raja : Guruji, I am a great fan of your bhajans, one thing I found is your pronounciation (uccharan) is very clear, how much importance do you associate with this PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho raja,If you call someone then you must pronounce it clearly....I call my Lord and he listens. LIPTONTIGER : Nowadays parents don't take active interest in the children's classical music training PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,That is not true....there are more children in my music schools than adults. suchi : Panditji, Namaskar.I'm suchitra from Savannah,Georgia.I wanted to ask you whether what difference do you find in your concerts when you are performing in India and when you are performing abroad! PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho suchi,Music is universal...i don't find any difference between India and US because the audience more or less knows and appreciates Indian classical music. Shiv : Hi Jasraj, What is the best thing ever happened in your life and as well as turning point? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho..,There are many incidents that make up a person and not one incident. sumedh : Panditji, could you PLEASE come to University of Minnesota for a show?? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho...This is my bread and butter wherever you want I will be there. vinny : panditji, what are ur thoughts on the dying art of drupad in classical music? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Who said it is a dying art ? Shiv : Pandithji, What is the best thing happened in your life so far? PANDITJASRAJ : jai Ho,I am enjoying life day to day...my music is my life. Bob : Panditji, namashkar. 'm Bob from Atlanta, GA. Hear thru the grapevine that your school is opening here. Can you please confirm the news. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Bob,Yes this is confirmed. Gautam : panditji........who do you agree is the best hindu music director today PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,I can name some of them but they are not in any particular order. They are Jatin Lalit, Nadeem Shravan, AR Rahman, Anu Malik and many more they are all good. mountainman : Admin - just browsed in - is panditji playing in colorado (Denver etc.) - me and lots of my friends would really like to go to panditji's concert.thanks. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,I have not seen Denver...if you plan a program then I will sing and also see Colorado. LIPTONTIGER : WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE RAGAS? AND WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE RENDITIONS OF THOSE? (WHICH SINGERS?) PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,All the ragas that I can sing in classical music are my favorites..... ashishgupta@cse.iitkanpur : Pandit Ji Could u plz take some time to come to iit kanpur, lots of ppl here wants to learn indian classics but no opportunities.Here lot of Research in indian classical music at postgraduate level is also going on. We wiil be happy if u could atleast come over once PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,why dont you open one Indian music faculty? mountainman : that will be a pleasure panditji - how can i get in touch with your agent - so that we can see what we can do? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Go to my website and you will get the info. setu : Dear panditji,I dont know a thing about classical music and I am ashamed to call myself Indian. But I want to change that and I want to know where to start. There's so much out there that its confusing. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Setu,Wherever you are you can find out....if there is a will there is a way.God will help you. sumedh : PanditJi, how can we try to schedule a show? Who can we contact? We have a SPICMACAY chapter here, but who are we supposed to get in touch with to try to schedule a show? PLEASE reply PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,I am sorry to say that I do not sing for Spic Macay any more. Shiv : Pandithji, some of your answers are fuzzy. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Just like your question! Ravindar : Panditji, main aapse jaanana chahoonga kee aapka kumar g a n d h a r v a ke baare men kya khayal hai. sir kya aapko lagta hai kee unke fusion of folk and classical music has stayed alive. has the spirit of the very basic form of music, the indian folk, is it still alive in indian classical music, more so in the gharaana style PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,He was undoubtedly a great musician algole : Panditji ..like all musicians ..why cant you move to US and go to india for concerts PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,It is possible in future... RahulAnand : Panditji, What do you think about AR Rahman PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,I already answered that. abdul majid dar : ji salam panditji.......mein pakistan karachi se hun........ap bahut achha gatein hain aur allah karen aap iese hi gaten rahen PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho Abdul,Isileya mein gaata hoon "Allah Meharbaan, koyi bigad sakat nahin tero man leeje tu thaan" setu : panditji, do you think that a website created by accomplished maestros like yourself will be a good way to educate someone like me -- do you have such a website? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,there will be something coming up shortly. Bhakto : Panditji Jai ho! How is your Health? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,By the grace of God I am absolutely fine. Prassi : pandiji, why did you choose this field of music PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,The divine chose this field for me. HareKrishna : sabhi ki jai ho ; Panditji, who was your favourite jugalbandhi partner? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain. sudhir : who is ur favorite hollywood actress ?? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,They keep on changing....jab jo accha kaam karta hai woh acchaa ho jaata hai. Pitlya : Panditji any plans of pairing up with shubha mudgal? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,This qs is not relevant hath : Pandit Jasraj, weren't you the one who cribbed about Ravi Shankar lobbying for Bharat Ratna? SO are you friends with Ravi now? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Bhagwan kare aisa ho.. kaushik : namaskar maestro, do you think that if all shashtriya vocal artist with its combine effort by singing "malhar" can change the fate of gujarat as it already passed through 2 nd consecutive drought? regards kaushik PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Yes...if you want the answer to this go to my website Shailja : Panidt ji, do u think indian classical music is best in the world PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Undoubtedly...because the only music that has the power to bring Gods on earth. unknown : panditji.. what is u'r comments on the controversy that erupted when u said lataji was the greatest.. PANDITJASRAJ : jai Ho,In her field she is really the greatest. hath : Pandit Jasraj, if you were to learn a classical instrument, which one would you pick and why? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Tabla ! I have played tabla 7-8 years in many concerts both solo and as an accompanist. setu : panditji, aapko bachpan me sabse zyada kisne inspire kiya -- aur kya aap kabhie bhee apne raste se disrtact nahi huye -- aapne kaise apne man ko ekchitt rakha? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Firstly I was inspired by my uncle Pt. Jyotiram ji, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Omkarnath Thakur and my guruji Pt. Maniram ji was my biggest inspiration.Jab mujhe nirasha mili tab mein zaroor danvadol hua but yeh uski meherbani hai ki usne mera haath thaam ke rakha hai. pathakpn : Namaskar Panditji....I am Prabhanjan a software professional working in SFO bay area. I am equally interested in Indian Classical music and play Violin. Could u please tell me how to start with daily practice so that I can say that I can played any raga completely????? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Come to my concert in San Fransisco. jai : namaskar panditji,do u like western music PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,I like symphony orchestra by Beethoven, Mozart. Shailja : i am really proud of indian classical music whihc sets it apart, can i learn it at age of 30 PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Its a gift of God....You can learn it anytime. arunabha : ersationarunabha says, Panditji Do you wanted be anything else apartfrom a being a classical musician ? Any adventure or delvinginto mysticismmaybe through music ? kaushik says, namaskar maestro, do you think that if allshashtriya vocal artist with its combine effort by singing"malhar" can change the fate of gujarat as it already passedthrough 2 nd consecutive drought? regards kaushiksetu says, panditji, prashnon ke jawaabon ke liye bahut bahutshukriya. Aaapko hum sabhi fans kee shubhkamnayen. Bye.ajitbalakrishnan says, I know how to bring desis toRediff.com and that's my pride.jamesvasanth says, Panditji How is ur wealth?HareKrishna says, cool, thanks for answering.Have fun youguys !dev says, what did you think while singing for MandukyaUpanishad? which is like God....mountainman says, yeah well ajit - you are ok - but i dontuse for nothing to be frank... But I know lots of desis dobrowse you everyday. Way to go!ajitbalakrishnan says, Mountainman, what goes aroundcomes around.hath sa PANDITJASRAJ : jai Ho Anurabh,,I am grateful to almighty for making me a musician and also gave love for my music. If God likes someone He makes him a listener and if He loves him He makes him a musician. dev : what is your idea of Mandukya Upanishad? PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,Have you heard it ?? prashanth : panditji, aap to mata saraswati ke vardaan hain. your voice is phenomenal, when you sing Mata Kalika it really gives goose bumps to me and shivoham shivoham. India is blessed to have clasiical vocalists like you. PANDITJASRAJ : Jai Ho,its all by the grace of God and Guru. Administrator : Pandit Jasraj says thank you all for posting your questions. He has to attend to some business now. Thank you all for participating.
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