Kural Exclusive is a series of interviews with renowned musicians, which aims to address and throw light upon specific topics in Carnatic Music that need to be discussed. The first topic is “Carnatic Music Education in Current Times”, with Palghat Dr. R. Ramprasad, renowned vocalist and grandson of the legendary Palghat Sri Mani Iyer. Our conversation with him centres around his take on how to create awareness about music learning, methodologies in teaching Carnatic music and the challenges involved. Watch the full video to know his thoughts on the following questions.

Following are the questions that were posed:

• What are the important elements that parents (India or abroad) need to consider in choosing a music teacher for their child?

• What are the ways to create awareness on the importance of Carnatic music in families with a non-musical background?

• According to you, what are the basic minimum characteristics that a student learning music should have?

• What is the place of Laya in your classroom? Do you impart specific training from the beginning to strengthen the sense of Laya also?

• Do you impart specific training for voice culture or is it a part of the classes?