Young vocalist S.M. Vilasini, who was a regular performer in Chennai and steadily gaining a solid reputation, now lives in Doha  though she shuttles to Chennai regularly. She misses performing in Chennai and listening to concerts, but she's trying to build a network in Doha by going to all the Carnatic concerts that happen there. She echoes Karthik's views on being away from Chennai: Music is getting globalized, it is beyond boundaries and borders. If your music makes a mark with the audience, you will remain in their memory no matter where you live.

As I finish typing that last sentence, I have just coincidentally received an invite on Facebook to Dr Jyotsna Srikanth's Bangalore Dreams concert here in London, in which she collaborates with Shadrach Solomon (Keyboard) and N.S. Manjunath (Drums and ethnic percussion). Jyotsna is a great example of a musician who has adapted to her changed environment. She has re-invented herself brilliantly as a collaborator, teaming up with Scottish, British and European musicians and touring the UK and Europe as part of bands such as Nordic Raga, Carnatic Nomad and Raga Garage. She also runs a music school in London, and organizes Carnatic concerts as well as the annual London International Arts Festival. With so much going her way, there's little doubt she has established a very successful music career in UK and Europe.