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When Death is Ahead- Kishori ji's Last Performance

Recently I met my Ma'am (Guru ma Dr. Soma Singh) in Delhi, and we both enveloped ourselves in the huge, never-ending musical discussion. She is the ocean of musical knowledge and incidences. And her way of expressing how to practice or what to exactly listen to while listening classical is too sovereign and pure. There is no foreignness in her attitude while giving things.  A very unusual incidence about Kishori ji Ma'am shared with me which I really want to cherish in my blogs.  Kishori ji's last concert was in Delhi at Kamani auditorium, for which Ma'am was asked to attend by her Guru Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar.  "Guruji especially called us to inform about the concert and insist me to attend. He said you should go and take your kids too as this music, this personality, her Gayaki won't be re-arriving in this new era. one should value that." she explained her Guru's words.  Thus, there wasn't any question of not attending as Guru's com