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I met Vasant Rai in 1969 while in India .  He is just as great and beautiful a person as he is a great and beautiful musician .

George Harrison

It is my great pleasure to speak about the distinguished musician, Vasant Rai .  I have known him since he was a child studying with my father, the late Padmabihusan Allauddin Khan .  His personal attributes and conscientious habits are a complement to his gifts as a musician . 

He has made a name for himself as a music educator , spreading the deep and rich classical musical traditions to all who come to him .  I believe him to be an artist of extraordinary merit.

Ali Akbar Khan

Vasant Rai  is one of India's best sarodists.  His abilities as a performer , teacher and composer enable him to make  a unique contribution to Indian music.  I have been associated with Vasantji  for many years and have a great regard for his artistry.

Ravi Shankar

Vasant Rai has earned a world wide reputation of being one of the leading sarod players of  India  .  In addition, he is a composer and a distinguished teacher of Indian classical mucsic.  Being a disciple of the late Allauddin Khan, he brings to this country a highly respected tradition of Indian music.  I have a great regard for his artistic abilities .

Zubin Mehta

I have known Vasant Rai for many years and I had the opportunity to hear him perform at Asia  House, at the Museum of Natural History and in many other concert halls in New York.  I was always enthusiastic about his playing.  I also know several of his students; they consider him a most wonderful and inspiring teacher.

Elise B. Barnett

President, Society of Asian Music

Vasant Rai  has frequently helped me and other professors in coursres  in oriental humanities and oriental civilizations when we required an expert on Indian music for lecture-demonstrations.

Barbara Stoler Miller

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