The Guardian's editorial page has a column titled "In praise of..."
where, as might be guessed, the editors choose someone or something
to praise. On July 1, it featured Bireshwar Gautam. Here's what
the editors had to say.

Excerpt follows:

It is hard to work out whether Bireshwar Gautam is courageous or
foolhardy, or both. Who on earth tries to make a living from a
tradition of classical music that is close to dying out? How can a
male...