Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu: The Violin Wizard Of Vizianagaram

He was very young, hardly more
than a boy, and he had just
concluded giving a violin recital
marked by a sense of serenity and
adherence to tradition. He had
captured the imagination of the
audience which had not only stayed
till the end but was now loathe to
leave the hall in a hurry. While the
connoisseurs exchanged views
among themselves, many thronged
the platform to take a closer look at
the performer and to voice their
admiration. The boy's older brother now came
to him and said it was time to go
home. He beseeched the rasikas to
let the young violinist go, since it
was already late. Reluctantly they
made way for the brothers. The boy
couldn't see very well — he was extremely near-sighted though not
actually blind — and the elder
brother picked up the violin in its
case with one hand and with the
other led the kid towards the exit.