Alex at JHS185 asked: What do you do like to do when you aren't performing?

Ensemble member Sandeep Das is from New Delhi, India. He plays tabla. Here is his answer to Alex's question. Well, the first thing that I love to do is spend time with my family. I have a wife and two daughters and my mother. I go swimming with them in the summers and in the winter we play badminton and go roller skating.

My other passion these days is playing golf. But I make it a point that I go there only when my girls are at school and my wife is at work. And I am back before they come back from school in the afternoon. That means no playing on Saturday and Sunday. This way no one misses anyone and I do not miss out on quality time with them.

Lastly, even if I am not performing I need to practice my drum and also a lot has to do with thinking at the same time. By thinking, I mean think about what all I did well in the concerts I have already played or the last one played. Or what I did which needs working on or should be totally omitted. Hope this makes sense to you. To hear my tabla, click here.



All the best,
Sandeep