ABSTRACT
It is an accepted fact today that the eruption of Indian music on the Western musical landscape modified radically our general perception of music. An apprenticeship in Indian music is therefore a lesson in humility, to such an extent that one can wonder if such an artist's life has indeed a purpose. The author's personal case is of little importance; what is meaningful here is that it is in line with a period of history particularly auspicious for fraternisation and cultural exchange between East and West, North and south. One of the questions that comes to the mind, anyone who dedicates an important part of their time and energy to a discipline as demanding as musical practice concerns the ultimate aim of their study. Apart from the more contemplative of individuals, desire to share the acquired experience and expertise implies a trajectory open to the possibility of performing in public and, in the longer term, establishing oneself as a professional.
