1. Could you tell our readers how you got inclined towards music? Did your Kashmiri roots inspire or influenceu00a0your music?
In my youth, my mother ensured that I trained in Hindustani Classical music. A couple of times a week, she would take me for vocal classes to one of the best teachers in the region, after her work hours. Years later, I found out that music was the only thing that filled my soul. The soul, beauty and truth in my music came from my birth and time in Kashmir. The inclination towards and the love for Urdu emerged from there too.

Winit Tikoou00a0Musician