Along The Path of Music

-The dearth of written material of quality and authenticity on contemporary music performance, musicians
and related issues needs to be considered seriously in the context of preservation, promotion and propagation
of Indian classical music.
The reading material available today on Indian music is mainly by theoreticians and not practising
musicians. In general, one observes lack of objectivity and scientific approach in the work by Indians and
the absence of cultural perspective in the work by non-Indians. A professional Indian woman performer is
still a rarity in this field.
‘Along the Path of Music’ is not a biographical work. It is a journey in and out of a noted musician
Dr. Prabha Atre who can not dissociate herself from music even in her personal life. A first hand account
of her musical journey, observations, experiences, reactions, in her own words makes reading of this book
interesting and engaging. The objectivity, scientific approach and cultural perspective bring this book
credibility.