Carnatic Music is Eternal-How to keep it so

I am constantly wondering how Carnatic Music is passed on from generation to generation.

Did the famous composers and masters did anything special or magical to keep this great Art form alive after their time?

I believe it is extremely difficult to teach Carnatic music in a formal manner like other subjects and expect it to be absorbed by any student.

Carnatic music is very unique. It has to be heard, listened to, felt, heard repeatedly, appreciated and generated by oneself for Self first and then for others to listen, enjoy and own and if they are so inspired to learn and practice.

So if any musician wants to propagate and promote Carnatic music then it is his duty to keep performing so others can hear and be inspired to learn as they like.

There has to be a basic Give and Take.
Performing and inspiring by the brilliance of the performance is the Giving.
Listening, appreciating and then being inspired to learn and practice is the Taking.

Theory plays a very insignificant part in the whole process.
To put it lightly, Music has to be like Economics, the practitioners of the latter art being the ones who see something work in practice and then go on to see whether it works in theory also. And if they do find it, go on to win a Nobel Prize too.

One question though, in this modern world with so many pressures and distractions for the youngsters, what can a parent do to find out if his or her child is 'musically inclined' and is ready to become a musician?

This blog post is under development and I am sure it is always going to remain a work-in-progress, just like learning and excelling in Carnatic Music is.