now theres a whole other level of engagement thats going on in a way that i find really exciting and inspiring im looking forward to kind of touching base with that as wellyouve obviously been following the news youve spoken earlier of being tremendously affected by europes refugee crisis and that was right before you produced land of gold how do you feel about whats going on in india currentlyprotests are an important part of democracies across the world but what hurts is to read about the violence and fear around it everyone has the right to peacefully give voice to their beliefs whats been the most beautiful takeaway for me is to watch the people coming together and protesting and using their voices that deeply filled my heart with hope i was deeply moved and inspired like youve said you have a more global perspective on this having been watching events play out in america and europe how do you see indias events tying with the global sentiment do you think this is part of a global sentiment that is spreading yeah i personally believe that i am not claiming to be an expert but that is my personal experience some of the details change in california when they talk about immigrants it might be mexicans theyre referring to when they speak in these horrifically dehumanising ways or in italy it might be somalians but the attitude is the same as is the process of distraction from the real causes of the problems people are struggling with in other words the spreading of intolerance due to fear is the same and an increasingly prevalent shouty sound byte culture around the world leaves less and less room for respectful nuanced dialogue thats just my opinionpandit ravi shankars centenary celebrations are being kicked off this year is there a plan yetits hugely exciting this is really the big event of my year as my dad would have been turning a 100 this year and so we are doing a series of really special concerts that will never happen again incredible collections of musicians coming together on a stage and playing music that people never get to hear live the details change in different cities we are kicking off in london we are going to america well be coming to india and in some cities we have some really amazing guests for example on his actual birthday my sister norah jones and i will be playing together live for the very first time which is really exciting and special that will be in london im very involved in putting the shows together choosing some of my favourite music of my dads and i am really excited about bringing that back to india later in the yearfor your new ep you have worked almost exclusively with women in all aspects of the songwriting and recording process something youve never done before would you like to tell us moreyeah there were two sides