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Season-2, episode 4(Part 2) of “ZENPod”, continuing our conversation with Smt. Nirmala Rajasekar, the first Indian musician to receive the Bush Fellowship and the McKnight Fellowship. Nirmala serves as a Vice President of the Global Carnatic Musicians' Association, an organisation created to be a unified voice for Carnatic musicians. You can read more about her on www.nirmalarajasekar.com “Travels are what has given me insights into different things, I followed the path that the Universe has shown me” – says Smt. Nirmala Rajasekar in her talk with Venkatesh Mahadevan Nirmala Rajasekar is recognised as one of the premier Saraswathi veena players in the world today. Nirmala has performed in many world renowned venues such as the United Nations and Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA; Ted Mann concert Hall, Minneapolis, MN; Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN; BBC, London, England; Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland; Musee Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland; Bali, Indonesia; Music Academy, Chennai, India; Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, India; Chembur Fine Arts, Mumbai, India; Bangalore Gayana Samaja, India and the Ravindra Kalakshethra, Bangalore, India. Some of her awards from leading - The Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Bangalore Gayana Samaja; Vocational Excellence Award (Rotary Club International), Veena Sudar Oli, Women of Substance Award 2014, Veena Kala Vithakar (Veenalayam Toronto), and a Lifetime Achievement award (IAM). Nirmala has been recognised by the City of Houston, Texas for her cultural contributions “ZENPod” is a Podcast series that features trailblazers from different walks of life, with a purpose to build an empowered eco-system where learnings and experiences from these enlightened professionals, will be available within “arms reach of desire” for those who aspire to scale higher and wish to contribute, in their life’s pursuit. We at “ZENPod” believe that one person’s journey is another person’s learning. In these talks, we will touch upon spirituality and the intersection in real Life and how it can be leveraged on, for reaching a higher goal!