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The feet dragged on. The mind was still soaked in the supreme. Brain refused to direct.  Entire thought still revelled in the bliss woven by the violin, harmonium and tabla. Years of arduous training, practice...was that enough to weave the extraordinary? No amount of training or practice could produce that brilliance. The genius had to be there. The violin and harmonium began raag keerawani, a raag which has all the seven notes and provides ample scope for exploration. They began with alap which was commonplace sprinkled with a bit of genius here and there. Then the swar malika followed by alap taane set the stage for the next hour. A fantastic monologue by the harmonium followed by a complementary pattern by the violin. There was no competition here. Neither wanted to dominate the stage yet made sure that their presence was felt. This continued in medium tempo followed by an exposition by the tabla and then at high tempo. Each pattern was unique yet added to the earlier pattern....