As conveyed by Nitin Amin: The thumb hole for pancham is indeed getting quite popular, and many flautists want to use it. Most bansuri makers also have started making bansuris with this hole... A word of caution though: the ease of using this hole depends upon the way you hold your flute. It becomes extremely easy and quickly adaptable if you use finger tips for closing all the holes....For the more conventional method of using the middles of fingers, you may find it quite hard to use this... You can get these flutes at Dhotre Flutes (https://www.dhotreflutes.com/), Punam flutes (https://www.punamflutes.com/) ref: Subhash Thakur, Nadvenu (https://nadvenuflute.com/) ref: Raju Salve, Radhe flutes (https://www.radheflutes.com) ref: Tejprakash)

Dear Noemi, The following is Yashaswi's attempt at capturing both the meaning and the sentiment while keeping the phrasing. You can understand that it is a difficult task and anyone's attempt at translating a bandish can be challenged by another person. I assure you that this is our sincere attempt at clarifying your doubts, In due course, you may have other perspectives on this forum. 1. Kahee Sakhi : It is a l Hey (girl) friend, how should I do it? Spend days with a (beloved) man like him Listen oh my (girl) friend, what can I tell you? I know his behaviour 2. Aao aao aao balamaa Come, come, come oh my beloved Not seeing you makes my heart fearful The day has passed, dusk has settled by now The night is falling in, making me restless I am obliged to you, I sacrifice myself to you.

Thank you Noemi ... Let me reach out to some of the learned ones in the Ragasphere and get back asap.