Day-01--Exploring Indian Classical Music

There are few things in which India can always feel pride and from my point of view Yoga and Indian Classical Music are top on this list.
Whenever I got an opportunity to explore these fields I never missed it and last Friday was one such day. The occasion was the Classical Music Workshop organized by TCS maitree. The workshop was in the form of the Q&A session type (which I disliked as I was expecting some live performances) and will be conducted by one of the most venerated idol in Indian Classical music, Kishoree Amonkar.
I heard lot about the singer which devoted her whole life for the Classical Music but I never had a chance to get the glimpse of her ingenious ever before. I reached the NCPA at 6.30pm and got in on time. The program began at 6.45pm with the explanation of the format of the workshop over the next 3 days.
The day's topic of discussion was 'True Nature of the Indian Classical Music'.
There were many to ask questions to Kishoree Tai and some of them also included followers of the Classical music so the discussion went into the finer details of the Classical Music which was difficult for me to swallow. I can just some up some points (believe me I noted them on the notebook to show the other spectators how serious I am in Classical Music!!)

1.Classical Music is a science of Notes.
2. The classical music can only be mastered by true study of the notes.
3. True music is just a expression of what we feel.

Meanwhile a relevant question popped up in my mind and I shown some courage to request the mike (How can I miss a chance to impress the others around me !!!)
"I am asking this question as a representative of the today's young generation....
The young generation is seemed to confused in many areas of their life and music is also not exception to this
If today's youth has to look at the music on one side there is great tradition of the Indian Classical Music which they feel difficult to digest or understand and on the other side easy to perceive today's modern music......so the youth is ending himself in embracing the later one.
Can you give some advise to such youth so that they can understand and appreciate the Classical Music equally" (Was that a question or the speech???)

Not to surprise I had to repeat once what I want but the assistant sitting beside her appreciated my question saying it's most relevant question with the today's state of music.
The great lady of Indian Music answered my question as

"The Indian classical music required Sadhana so it's not to surprise one who don't have a intense desire will not understand it"
She also gave example of the Spirituality and told nothing can be achieved without the hardword and devotion in both of these fields.
"The today's youth see shortcuts and quick way but it will not applicable to the Classical Music"
"I don't insist you on following the Classical Music only.....If today's youth found JAZZ or others forms of music more appealing go and follows it but never follow it blindly or superficially whatever you choosed do it with full devotion and dedication and then you will come to know the real joy of the music."

Fully agreed mam.....
"Really agreed mam.....today we want everything quick and instant and no time to dedicate our life for the something that is eternal like Classical Music....not to surprise what will get can never been compare with the Great Classical Music otherwise why a young Chinese had traveled all the way from Singapore who don't even understand the language in which you sing but he proved one point that all the music have only one universal language and that's the language of notes.......and every one will agreed that this language is at its best when it come to Great Indian Classical Music. "