Every youngster has his own dreams, when he decides to work in the creative field of media. In Maharashtra, when we talk about entertainment media, the youth either opt for acting field or modelling and prefer to remain in limelight. But, very few youngsters prefer the research and programme designing work, which is a behind the screen job. Suhas Modar is one of them.

Suhas comes from Beknal village from Kolhapur district, where he spent his childhood studying in school and listening to Dnyaneshwari, which was recited in his house everyday. Suhas came to Mumbai to complete his education and later completed his M.A. in Pune, with specialisation in dramatics. Later, he studied  on Voice culture and other aspects at Lalit kala Kendra, Pune. Having been associated with people like Satish Alekar and others, Suhas was highly inspired with the work of Dr.Rajeev Naik, Shyam Manohar and Dr.Yashwant Phatak, in the dramatics and literary field. Finally, he found his guru in Mr. Ratish Tagde (elder brother of director Mahesh Tagde) who is the head of InSync TV channel. Mr. Ratish saw the promise in this youngster and asked him to join InSync Channel, as a research executive.

For the past two years, Suhas has done extensive research in this field and his work will be noticed soon, with the new offerings from InSync Channel in days to come. Marathi Movie World met this dynamic research executive of India’s first exclusive classical music channel. And, it was a pleasure talking to this most eligible bachelor, with lots of knowledge. Excerpts from an interview:

Q: How did you get attracted to this kind of work, related to research on Indian classical music?
A: Since my childhood, I have been listening to Dnyaneshwari at my home. There used to be assembly in our house regularly and my father took active interest in spreading the message behind the poetic as well as scholarly values of the great saint from Maharashtra. So, music was there in my blood.

Q: But, unlike other students, when you decided to take up a career in Theatre arts and music, what was the response from your father?
A: My father always supported me. He knew one thing that whatever I did, it was with total dedication. So, it was like studying a subject like any other professional course.

A: Yes, initially there was struggle period; but I was working on Television projects, to get experience. I worked for SAAM TV’s programme ‘Stree’ and later for three months lived in Hyderabad, for E TV’s show ‘High Tension’ presented by Atul Kulkarni.

Q: How you got into InSync Channel ?
A: I received an offer from Mr. Ratish Tagde, who felt that I was the right person for the research work of his channel. And, I accepted it. Presently, I am on the job, doing research for new programmes, to popularise the channel. It has been a very hard work, as most of the time is spent in libraries. At the same time, I am happy that the marketing department of this channel is also working hard, to spread the network all over India. Just wait for some more time and you will see a big change in the programmes offered by this channel.

Q: Tell us something about this Insync channel ?
A: Insync is the first 24X 7 Classical Music based Television channel, showcasing Indian classical and other music genre such as Ghazal, Sufi, fusion, Spiritual, Music education, Dance & others. It aims to cater not only the connoisseurs of Indian classical music, but is also making an effort to rope in the youth to experience the richness of our traditional Music. It was launched on satellite from 15th August, 2013 and is visible on all major digital cable networks across India, reaching 7 million Indian households. Soon it will be available in other parts of the world. The Brainchild behind Insync is Mr. Ratish Tagde , the Founder and the Managing Director, who is also a performing Musician and is highly educated in music segment with triple M.A. and a Gold Medallist . In addition, he is a Company Secretary, with 25 years of rich corporate experience

Q: We understand that Indian classical music is of great benefit to human health. Could you please explain how ?
A: Yes, there are different ragas for different times during the day. If you watch our channel, you will notice it. Listening to classical music after a stressful day, is of great benefit.