The Taus.
Approximately 16:20. 24 July 2006. For the first time I played the Taus.
The very next day it had one string less....
So I joined the regular classes the 24th July. The accommodation wasn't the nicest.. Was staying with the taus/dilruba lecturer...with spiders and spider web on the ceiling.
What surprised me was the extent the lecturers/teachers use their students. The teacher I was staying with had just shifted so the new place was a bit messy.... The lecturer asked his students to clean his apartment (clean all the dust and everything)... and to bring his lunch everyday…
Students who were doing their master degrees in Gurmat Sangeet....:s...
Of course all of this is for the students is under the name of: "respecting the ustad"...
Its now that I realize why very few people decide to for phd's here.. since the tutors use their students to such an extent....
Anyway... I'm not very used to the University system in Punjab, where they (students and some lecturers) eat the same breakfast (paronthe + cha) everyday.....students bringing lunch for each others and some teachers who demand food....and dinner at some really cheap dhaba.
Really hard to adjust…
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2 comments:
"lecturer asked his students to clean his apartment"
lol... guru dakhShana (",)
Sorry you're not enjoying the atmosphere, veer ji. Hope this doesn't effect your desire to learn. Just think of the reward... think of a time when you'll be able to play the Taus fluently and beautifully. Sometimes we have to give to gain.
Keep up the hard work. Best wishes (",)
Hey bhenj...
Not sure if you noticed that it was all in past-tense...
Will post about what happened next...but what happened it has not at all effected my desire to learn to play the taus...
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