Why Every Single Kid In This Tiny Village In Punjab Knows Classical Music
by The Daily Eye Team October 26 2016, 1:53 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 34 secsIn the quiet village of Bhaini Sahib in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, it is not uncommon to hear the tunes of classical music emanating from every home. This unique village has an astonishing secret: for the past 100 years, every child raised in the village of Bhaini Sahib has been taught the fundamentals of Indian classical music. In Bhaini Sahib, music has always been an integral part of the villagers’ lives. Regardless of whether they work as farmers, bankers, shopkeepers or homemakers, they can rattle off names of ragas as well as classical music maestros without batting an eyelid.