All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.

'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja.

'Anyone who heard her sing was left with a lump in the throat.'

'Where the maestro has gone, I am sure Krishna would himself listen to his soulful music.' Sunita Budhiraja recounts her encounters with Balamurali Krishna whose music touched the lives of millions.