Mangalore: Additional SP Turns Musician, Wows Audience
Pics: Prajwal Ukkuda
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)

Mangalore, Jul 27:  R Dileep, additional superintendent of police, a familiar figure in his uniform, put forth a lesser-known facet of himself—that of a Mridangam player—in a concert organized at Town Hall on Sunday July 26, by the Sangeetha Bharathi Foundation. 

R Dilip, ‘Vidwan’ in music studies, was accompanied by a percussion ensemble consisting of Pandit Ravindra Yavagal (Tabla), Vidwan Trichy K R Kumar (Ghatam), Kannur P K Kumar (Morsing) and Ustad Rafiq Khan (Sitar) in the programme called ‘Megha Sandhya’.

Dileep, who is from Bangalore, has previously served in the city and was recently transferred to the police training centre in Chennapatna.

“Policing is my profession, music is my passion”, he said. Dileep can also play the ‘kanjira’ and ‘tabla’ and comes from a family of musicians.

His mother is a gold medalist in music while his brother Deepak is a flutist. Dileep secured a senior grade in music from the state government at the age of 14. 

Now, he teaches music to his children. Dileep has also received several awards in music during his school and college days and is an avid participant in concerts.