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had been a musical instrument played in his family for over 200 years. He initially received tuition on the instrument from his father, Pandit Mithai Lal, as well as his uncles from the age of nine. Later, Lal became a student of
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revue, which was the largest Indian orchestra to perform in Europe up to that time. In addition to recording a studio album in
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in 1976, Lal toured Europe with the Music
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In 1984, Lal received the Uttar
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on 23 September 1974, was released on DVD in 2010, as part of
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