GROWING UP WITH TIMELESS EVERGREEN SWEET MUSICAL MELODIES UPLIFTS THE SOUL

GROWING UP WITH TIMELESS  EVERGREEN SWEET MUSICAL MELODIES UPLIFTS THE SOUL

My connection with music during my childhood was deep though not extraordinary.While  growing up the only way we could connect with our personnel emotions and  at the same time entertain ourselves was listening to songs on the radio on Vivid Bharti or on Binaca Geet mala or on the old chabi wala gramophone which I was lucky to have in my house .

My father often sang to me " So ja rajkumari  so ja " He loved  the songs of Saigal  .We were brought up listening to songs like " Chanda mama door ke " nanha munna rahi hoon desh ka sipahi hoon" " Aao bacho tume dikhayen jhanki hindustan kee " Every Sunday  Morning  families gathered to  sing bhajans  and pray ,my favorite being "darshan do ghanshyam nath meri ankhiya pyasi "

My grand father was very strict In fact as per his rules it was taboo to even entertain thoughts of listening to movie songs on the radio other than what was expected of ‘good’ children, obey and  respect elders, study hard and  recite verses of Sukhmani daily ( he taught all his grand children the first  five verses by heart and I am thankful,to him for that now ) .We felt lucky then to escape his rules as we visited him only annually during  vacation but my cousins staying with him had difficult times and would switch off the radio when it was time for him to be home.Once by chance he entered when the radio was playing"Mera jalwa jisne dekha  woh mera ho gaya" and oh my God what a hard time we all had ..........

As we grew up we started connecting with romantic melodies of those times.Songs like, “Aap yuhi agar humse milte rahen, dekhiye ek din pyar ho jayega” or “Tumne mujhe dekha ho kar meherban” fuelled many a romantic dream. Classics like " mohaobat aisee  dhadkan hai Jo samjhayee nahi jaate "."  itna na Mujh se too pyar bada kee mai ek badal awara "  filled our young hearts with unseen love .A favorite  teaser in my group was this funny  song picturized on Johny Walker "Jane Kahan mera jigar gaya ji abhi abhi Yaheen tha  keedhar  gaya ji "and Devanands carefree attitude in " har phikar ko duhen me udata chala gaya"

When I got my first  merit scholarship installment in MBBS  I purchased a record player with record changer and enjoyed listening to music in my hostel room and singing along .

Being amidst nature in the mountains and green fields, appreciating the beauty and the life around I still automatically burst out singing “Suhana safar aur yeh mausam haseen” or " Diwani hua badal sawan ki ghata chahi or “Hari hari vasundhara pe neela neela yeh gagan.” What words. Beautiful  poetry.

Looking back, most of our generation  grew up influenced by  emotions expressed in old Hindi film songs because it appealed to the romantic in all of us. Our dream of living in an utopian world full of love made us romantic seekers in a broad sense making  us lovers of humanity and spirituality .....seeking the love of God 

Today my love for getting lost in myself while singing  bhajans has its roots in my love for music from childhood  It seems as if my heart comes flying out through my songs and chants  which nourish my soul .I feel a certain rising and ecstasy in my being  singing " " mera to Girdhar Gopal doosra  na koi " tu pyar ka sagar hai " and many soul lifting melodies .

 Music affects our whole being physically ,emotionally and spiritually in profound and tangible ways  Music is food for the soul .Music possesses the power to awaken us .Music has the energy to unite us ." Music alone can take you to the highest " said  Swami Vivekanand .

This lighthearted  musical blog is an invitation to you all to  come and share your favorite songs and the influence of music in your life ....any songs  just shed your inhibitions and share your musical musings ......there hardly can be a soul in this universe who does not get awakened by music .