“I know a great deal about Indian music and I have tried to understand its intricacies. I am aware how complex ragas are and how specific the rhythm is. I will spend the rest of my life discovering this wonderful India. I’ve become addicted to it.”

—  Sting

Quoted from Gewali, Salil (2013). Great Minds on India. New Delhi: Penguin Random House.

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