While traveling in Texas this spring, Ben sat with a previous teacher from UNT: Poovalur Sriji.  Sriji specializes in the Indian drum mrindangam, which he began studying at a young age.  At UNT he teaches a course that introduces Indian music traditions to students, culminating in a concert of new compositions created throughout the course. We really enjoyed chatting with Sriji, and would love to chat with him again soon. Topics: Indian music, thoughts on teaching, "Are you too Hard on Yourself?" from mindful - the "should," "shouldn't," and "perfectionism" Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element