The sweet sounds of melody

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I tried so hard to suppress the melody I always played that it only returned back in full swing and gusto. If you have ever played an instrument to the fullest dignity you need to give it, it graces you back with the same respect. Despite you trashing it out as ” no longer useful” the instrument you pick up hugs you in waves of comfort and solace. It gives you an immense pride to belong once again.

I had given the instrument I used to play for hours a bidding goodbye almost 25 years ago but little did I realise that I would be more than motivated to give it a welcoming cheer. Once only has to puck up the melody, the chords and the rhythm of songs or even of simple broken chords. Each line of the melody or each note of the chord strikes a smile.

Even if you are many times still babbling like a baby, the music mother hugs your babble to hear your first word saying ” mumma”! The moment the word melody comes clear the mother music picks you up, jumps up in much joy and refuses to let you go or let you live past her. Many times your being alone or perhaps being left alone only is understood by music who never fails to comfort you. I am only glad, or should I say ecstatic that I have found my home in the home coming into music. This is the place of original love, laughter and joy!

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Gouri Nilakantan

Gouri Nilakantan Mehta holds a masters degree from Miami University and is currently persuing her Phd in theatre from the dept of Arts and Aesthetics at JNU Delhi. She has over 23 publications to her credit and has presented several papers at international conferences at Japan, Pakistan, Dubai and America. She was awarded the best graduate student award by Miami University. She has also directed over 12 plays and has produced more than 25. ABOUT GOURI Honest and straight forwardness is appreciated by me rather than a soft and gentle approach FAVOURITE QUOTES the only short cut between two points is a straight line

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48 Responses

  1. Avatar Murali says:

    Eloquently conveyed….. very nice

  2. Avatar Bamby says:

    Many Congratulations Gauri for having attained eternal freedom and on your homecoming!
    Life is Music:)

  3. Avatar Ro Iyer says:

    Hi, Gouri. The feeling you have expressed is something that has to be experienced first hand. Your deeply-felt words have brought it close to this. I can relate because as a trained singer, I experience the feeling every day when I practise every morning more than even when I perform on stage. Music where each note has one specific spot denotes a principled life and their flexibility while blending with other notes shows the spirit of collaboration. Notes are a metaphor for how to live one’s life. It’s a very private and personal relationship that often starts at a very young age for most of us. Maybe, in the womb even. Keep it up!

    A shout out to Inderjit:)

  4. Avatar Alka Bhayana says:

    Beautifully expressed the relationship between music ,love & soul .very well written

  5. Avatar Sriraghavan S M says:

    It is true, that once you love music it’s for ever

  6. Avatar Niyomi says:

    Beautifully expressed!!! Give music love and it will give u back the highest level of satisfaction to our soul.

  7. Avatar Emma says:

    Making more room for love, laughter and joy is so important and glad you have rekindled this through music

  8. Nice… Like the personification of music.

  9. Avatar Inderjit Badhwar says:

    I feel obligated to you for sharing this etherial thought with me! So much innocent emotion in such a few, economical lines. You should justifiably feel ecstatic that to have found your home in the “home coming into music.” I share your feeling that “this is the place of original love, laughter and joy!”

    • Avatarwp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo Gouri Nilakantan says:

      These words of praise coming from you such a esteemed and well reputed journalist does mean a lot. I write so much from the heart that only few words can express a lot and you saw justice in that. Thank you sir!

  10. Avatar Amita says:

    So beautifully expressed especially love the correlation of instrument with the mother.

  11. Avatar Sukhpal says:

    Wow very nice 🙏🙏

  12. Avatar neetu says:

    Beautifully expressed ecstacy of heart

  13. Avatar Niyomi says:

    Wow!! Beautifully expressed.

  14. Avatar Niyomi says:

    Beautifully expressed !!

  15. Avatar Randeep says:

    Your writing beautifully captures the deep emotional connection between a musician and their instrument. The imagery of music as a nurturing mother is particularly moving—it conveys how music is not just an art but a lifelong companion that never abandons its player.

    Your phrase “the instrument you pick up hugs you in waves of comfort and solace” is poetic and heartwarming, perfectly expressing the comfort music brings. The idea that music waits patiently, never truly leaving us, is inspiring. It reminds us that passions we set aside often have a way of finding us again when we need them the most.

    • Avatarwp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo Gouri Nilakantan says:

      Thank you so so much, yes I will be extremely mindful of the small errors. You have indeed understood the writing to its perfection. You have really well established the connections between musician with their instrument as its a totally different kind of connection. The moment you touch the keys of piano or the strings of a guitar you are transported. Even if you are rusty music embraces you and like a mother never gives up on you.

    • Avatarwp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo Gouri Nilakantan says:

      yes our passion never leaves us much like a mother who never abandons her children

  16. Avatar Raviji says:

    Music melody and voice, if it touches your soul once it will never leave. I got one during teens heard over the radio song by one they call Neil Diamond….since then technology has brought much more accessible and trust me at 75, i still listen that music and voice of neil diamond songs almost daily.

  17. Avatar Preeti Phutela says:

    Beautifully expressed! So emotional! Best wishes to you 🥰

  18. Mumma can be uttered in painful situations, it eases the mind and gives hope in hopeless happenings!

  19. Avatar Ramya says:

    Good Narrative

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