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Anoushka Shankar: I benefited more by doing contained work
Updated On: 31 August, 2020 06:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Anoushka Shankar discusses reinventing her music by collaborating with an array of artistes on projects that are set to release this year
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Anoushka Shankar warns us against romanticising how immersive the period of lockdown could be for artistes like her, moments before confessing that it has been precisely so for several industry friends who aren't parents. Shankar's managerial skills were put to test as she juggled home-schooling her sons Zubin, nine, and Mohan, five, and keeping them occupied, while honouring her work commitments.
"The concept of what work-life balance entails became evident to me amid the lockdown. And while I loved the time I got to spend with my kids, I benefited more by doing contained work. [I didn't encounter] the kind of immersive experience that people fantasise about, as far as musicians are concerned," says Shankar over a video call from London. But "contained work" for Shankar is far from a bunch of assorted projects that she got her hands on only when afforded the luxury of time. Apart from Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy — which has already commenced airing in the UK — she was occupied with an array of projects, including a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Patti Smith, a solo for the audio collection of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, and a release in Dalai Lama's recently unveiled music debut album, Inner World.
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