India, March 29 -- For decades, Ustad Zakir Hussain completely controlled how the world understood Indian classical music. He played with a raw complexity that connected continents. He marked generations permanently. Now, that immense weight of silence rests over Sunder Nursery in New Delhi. The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art launched 'The Way Forward'. Over three days, the entire event settled into a deep, quiet space of memory.

MT Aditya Srinivasan conceptualised this gathering. He worked for years as the live sound engineer for Shakti, so he understood the man behind the music better than most. That sense of direct connection runs through the entire programme. Crowds spend their time standing in silence before Dayanita Singh's photography....