Dil Hai Hindustani...

I did it! I found a Hindustani Vocal teacher finally and I've already finished two classes. I feel so good just by the fact that I've started something which I always wanted to do. There are 4 people in our batch and all of us are working(I'm supposed to be, very soon) so it's only on Saturdays and Sundays that we meet. Actually other three started at least 2 months ago and are somewhat familiar with the notes by now but I guess I can catch up.
I have to travel for one and a half hours to reach that place and yesterday I reached a little early. One of the guys was already there and practicing. It's so amusing how we always want to get to the roots of a person. He started asking me about myself - "what's your name?", "what do you do?" and next, "are you from Bangalore?". I could detect some 'pleasant surprise' in his eyes when I said "near Mangalore" so I thought he must have a connection. Next, "where in Mangalore?". Yes, he is basically from Kasaragod and all his relatives are in Manchi, the place I know. And obviously, the next question was about my mother tongue. I knew he wanted to know my caste. Yes, he is a Havyaka too. Next question was to know if he could speak to me in our dialect. "Are you a native of Mangalore?" When I replied that I wasn't, we continued the conversation in normal Kannada. He told me that many Havyakas come there to learn music but I couldn't guess a reason.
My date of joining the job has been getting postponed for a long time now and we are slightly worried. I don't know why I should be, though.