This Saturday, Ambika reminded me about this concert, and I could not get the tickets online, all the day it was raining and I really had a strong desire to ditch the program. Evening, I had drove for 2 hrs in the pathetic Bangalore traffic from my house to Palace grounds. And 2 more hours of boring wait before the program could start. And drenched like a wet mop while returning. But it is all worth it. I am glad I didn't give-up and go back home. The concert was wonderful. It was a pulsating performance by the maestros left us in a magical and exhilarating experience. It is really wonderful watching Zakir Hussain play Tabla. I feel the 24 frames/sec perception of the human eye nor the 30 fps video camera could capture the his fingers dancing on the Tabla. I had never seen a Santoor play before. Heard a couple of songs here and there. Padmashree Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma's subtle permutations and combinations of lyrical notes wafting forth from his 100-stringed percussion inst...