Last night, I heard my friend sing Hindustani music in her room with her guruji. I sat quietly with my eyes closed listening to her voice rise and fall, looping notes on a string of melodies. I was moved. I don't know what in me was evoked but I was ecstatic at that moment. We sang Bawara Man Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna together and then the lyrics of the song slowly unfolded their meaning before me. The flight of spirits transcends time and space and that is what pure music is able to realise it. Thank you for making me feel alive.