Her first book, ‘The Music Room’ is a memoir which reveals to the reader, the world of Indian classical music, and is a tribute to Namita’s music teacher, the legendary Dhondutai, who again is the disciple of the great singer Alladiya Khan. The book received rave reviews and also won the Crossword Popular Book Award in 2008. Namita talks about her music-learning years, her teacher, Dhondutai, and their student-teacher relationship, her book, ‘The Music Room’ and what music means to her.