ayaan ali khan tells toi that practice and hard work are not on saleyour concert in kolkata is dedicated to tagore when you are playing tagores songs with ustadji what is it about the use of indian classical music in tagore that you find interestinginspiring as a musicianits indeed a great honour for me to be a part of tagores 150th birth year celebrations i grew up on his music i was fortunate to have been hearing tagores songs while my father recorded his album tribute to tagore with the great suchitra mitraji in 1990 for me gurudev tagore was a musical genius he drew inspiration from tradition and drew the line between poetry and grammar his innovations creativity and intensity will take us many a lifetime to absorb there are so many beautiful songs based on various ragas the ones close to me are songs like kaun khela o go shono aamy tarey khujay bairai nairay belai etc based on ragas like khammaj bihagada purvi and many others ekla cholo of course is a permanent feature in most of my fathers concerts all over the world for the past four decadeswhile sharmila tagore will be joining you on stage today tomorrow your mother will be getting a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to dance how significant are these two occasions for youive known rinku auntys sharmila tagore family for many years its a great honour to have her with us at the concert she is a symbol of grace its also after a long time that my entire family is here maa gets her lifetime achievement award for her contribution to dance she is a true example of how an artiste is always an artiste even if you physically dont perform it must be a proud moment for youmaas years at kalakshetra and her being the blueeyed student of rukmini devi arundale is a reality known to all dancers and artistes in fact it was in kolkata that my parents met maas contribution as a wife mother and everything beyond makes her truly the chaumukha of our family therefore it is indeed a very proud and happy moment for the familyhow has your approach towards music evolved with your international exposure and marriagemy music is an extension of me i take inspiration from my journey of life the ups and downs the happy and sad moments relationships everything transcends into your music now i dont feel the need to scream or shout about my musical vision if the music matters it will speak for itself if not then i need to work a lot more in any case creativity is hypothetical and personal its a very long journey i am never satisfiedyour brother and you have been largely influential in attracting a lot of young crowd to indian classical music not just by the way you play but also by the way you carry yourselves whats the advice that you would like to give to youngsters who could