Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020 04:37 PM MYTSamuel Dass making sure that his students are using the right technique to pluck the strings of the sitar. — Picture by Hari Anggara
“After three years, he passed away, and I continued to play the instrument because I missed my father and his moments with the sitar,” he said. Later, he earned his Sangeet Bhushan under the tutelage of Professor Haridev from Chandigarh University.Samuel recalled that initially when he started playing the sitar, there were a number of people who were not pleased with his decision to pursue music as it was neither a “proper profession” nor was it equivalent to the highly esteemed government servant’s job.“There were only a handful of people who encouraged me to go down this career path,” he said.
He also picks up a thing or two about their instruments when he meets other musicians from various backgrounds. The band, however, was dissolved, and Samuel formed another band, SwaraAsia in which he is an active member till today.Samuel, has also won numerous accolades which include bagging seven gold medals and one silver medal for eight categories he took part in the World Championship of Performing Arts, Hollywood, 2006.
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