I don't know how, but instinctively, I just opened up a cupboard where I used to keep all of my music-manuscripts and stuff. I took out some old manuscripts, some of the time when I had started to learn violin.Some subsequent in the process. And then, I instinctively picked up my Grade-2 manuscript book.I have very fond memories of this particular book.Firstly, due to the fact that all the pieces it contains, are liked by me.Secondly, it's the book which, while being taught to me, circumstantially led to me being deprived of my Teacher.My First Teacher.My real teacher. His name is Mr. Syavoush Bairaghi.And I just cannot find words defined in the English language, which would be enough to describe my feelings for him.He was the greatest teacher I ever had.And I can almost be sure of saying that I was one of his favourite students too![though I know a teacher has no favourites, but still there are some which can be called just that]. I can almost give the world right now if by some circumstantial evidence, I could talk to him now or meet him. What happenned was that he was an Iranian.Who had settled in India and married to an Assamese.But, as far as I can accurately remember, his father was having some health problems, and, from what I was told by the music-school-authorities, he had wanted him to come back to Iran and maybe continue with a music school over there or something. He was the most awesome teacher I have ever seen.His passion for music, and for passing it on to his pupils, reflected in him in every way:from his eyes, from his movements, from his face, from his actions.Everything.He was very very patient.And he was the sort of teacher who could do anything for a good student. People have always remarked that I flew past my initial grade-manuscripts[after which my mom forced me to quit the school], extraordinarily fast.But I cannot imagine ever being able to do that is Syavoush Bairaghi Sir hadn't been with me.

Sir, if by some stroke of miracle, you happen to read this, I just want you to know that You're the best!And you really mean a LOT to me! And I hope you have a brilliant life, and achieve whatever you desire to!Because I'm sure that's what you would have wished me too, if ever we would have had a last Good-Bye! Thank you Sir, for everything!