“It is only rigorous training and in depth study that make music mature into the realm of the classical.”
Source: Staff Reporter, Mangalampalli can't wait to come home http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030108610300.htm, The Hindu, 1 March 2003.
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