India, April 29 -- Pandit Ronu Majumdar was honoured with the Padma Shri on Monday. Having received it from President Droupadi Murmu, the flautist tells us, "It (the honour) means the world to me. I dedicate it to my mother's tears, Bharat Ratna Ravi Shankar ji, my guru Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao (late flautist) and my first guru and father, Bhanu Majumdar ji. With this honour, I feel my responsibilities towards my craft and the flute have grown. My goal is to establish the flute across the world, just like the tabla and the sitar."

Sharing anecdotes from the ceremony in Delhi, he adds, "Receiving the Padma Shri title from President Droupadi Murmu ji was a divine feeling. This was my third visit to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It was great to me...