His career in music began without the full encouragement of his parents. Rampal's mother and father encouraged him to become a doctor or surgeon as they felt those professions were more reliable than becoming a professional musician. At the beginning of the Second World War, Rampal duly entered medical school in Marseille, studying there for three years. In 1943, authorities of the Nazi Occupation of France drafted him for forced labour in Germany. To avoid this, he fled to Paris, where it was easier to avoid detection, by frequently changing his lodgings.
His career in music began without the full encouragement of his parents Rampal's mother and father encouraged him to become a doctor or surgeon as they felt those professions were more reliable than becoming a professional musician At the beginning of the Second World War Rampal duly entered medical school in Marseille studying there for three years In 1943 authorities of the Nazi Occupation of France drafted him for forced labour in Germany To avoid this he fled to Paris where it was easier to avoid detection by frequently changing his lodgings