The highlight was when she took them to Madras, now Chennai, and made them sing before her Guru. I wanted to learn music, but my mother put her foot down and refused fearing that I may end up as a music teacher with very little earning. While they sang, I played with my friends. Subconsciously, I too developed an ear for Carnatic music. As a family, we do not miss any kutcheri and can recognise most of the ragas.