Look, I am Ashok Kumar speaking, from Haryana, Big Mayanagar in Gaau Tok. I want to inform Shiv Kumar about this matter today: Shiv Kumar, now is not the era when you can simply take someone’s age at “thirty” and adjust it to fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, or eighteen. Yes, one thing is certain: if someone’s age is close to nineteen, then you might be able to adjust it down to seventeen, or if someone is eighteen, it can be adjusted to sixteen. But you cannot reduce it as much as you are claiming when you say, “We will reduce the age and get it done,” because today, the documents that are used for obtaining degrees or in our government are accepted for identification purposes. Among them, the Aadhaar card is recognized as proof for special identification. There is no provision to reduce age in it, and without Aadhaar, you cannot tamper with any other document. Although the Aadhaar card is not considered proof of citizenship, still, it is used for various works—like in banks, schools, and other places. My point to you is this: The second thing is, music can be learned as it is, without formal studies. But doing formal education is very important. Education can provide opportunities elsewhere, and it also contributes to mental development. Learning is never age-bound; one can learn at any age. You can always pursue studies or acquire knowledge, but music learning, while it can also be a source of livelihood, requires interest. For general purposes, one can learn music. But if you want to work professionally in it, then having some formal education and knowledge becomes necessary.
