This book is a kind of enchiridion. It is lucidly written, with a purpose to inspire and inform its readers about those performing art forms of India that today stand on the verge of getting lost. Prof. Kiran Seth, founder of SPIC MACAY has pointed out a provocative irony about such endangered performing arts. He observes: When Ustad Asad Ali Khan passed away, it suddenly struck me that future generations would not possibly hear the Rudra Veena played in the majestic 'Khandarvani' style that he had mastered. A legacy passed down through many generations has only one doubtful inheritor. When the tiger was getting extinct the dwindling numbers were carefully recorded and great efforts were and are being made to make sure that our children and their progeny do not miss out on this beautifully evolved animal. However, a treasure chest of our heritage has just disappeared and very little attention is being paid to this fact.