qazi nazrul islam i plan to do so once i am relaxed at my own pacein the age of smartphones and the internet it is the children who are more aware of how to upload songs on youtube and promote them on facebook the number of hits they get is a very big deal our times were different when songs and films did well we had longer careers today there are so many kids in this field some even manage a parallel career as doctor or software engineer and still pursue musicbut i wonder if this success is ephemeral also how will you get financial returns these days listeners want to download music for free and given that scores of new artistes are trying their luck the music scene is so crowded concerts are perhaps the main source of sustenance but how many concerts will you get and even if you have a hindi film song or two to your credit will this necessarily mean more work will come i would say that apart from making time for reality shows and media make sure you make time for regular riyaz and perfect your pitch this aspect is one that is easily neglected in these times of autotuning machines proper pitch is very crucialthe subramaniam children bindu and ambi completed their education at their fathers insistence before forming their own band called subramania kavitaji laughs at the witticism in the name it is reported that when dr subramaniam was in russia the papers mistakenly advertised him as subramaniac they also run a music academy called sapa subramaniam academy of performing arts in bengaluru they are of free temperament and are very happy doing what they are doing my husband made sure that ambi completed his mba and bindu her llm education gives you extra confidence you are handling concerts drawing contracts it helps you navigate the financial route alsokavitaji was a student of st xaviers college in mumbai there her participation in the sangeet mandal established by farooque shaikh and shabana azmi gave her multiple opportunities to perform and boosted her career to greater heightseven in my family it was essential to get a good education you may not achieve a masters degree but a bachelors degree is a must i wish i had taken an ma it would have helped me do my phd in music i have often felt i should have done that but i was so busy during my days at st xaviers i was doing jingles in 12 languages washing powder nirma ujala zandu and so many concerts i was singing bhajans with mukeshji talat mahmood and manna dey i still regret not having taken an ma degree now it is too late to return to academics