Wednesday, July 9, 2008

How Assuasive are Songs!!!!



Now, sitting in my cubicle and listening to a beautiful love song.."kuch is tarah teri palkein"....i really dont know which world Iam in....in fact to which world has this song taken me!! Iam sure almost all of you would agree to me when i say that listening songs really play an important part in our life ..in one way or the other.To be frank,i do live on them...can't imagine my life without songs....!I dont really remember wen I fell in love with them...infact I had a connection....a "divine connection ", I would like to say.From childhood itself I was mad about music..to be succinct, .romantic numbers...it always have had a pacifying effect whatever state my mind was in.


There has been many situations in my life when songs have been a great support to me...I preferred to be alone ..still I prefer to be alone ....especially whenever sometin hurts my mind....Listening to soothing numbers in such situations hav really helped me a lot to pour out all my sorrows ....and regain the balance of my mind.I have read somewhere that songs are used to cure many ailments ... many a times it is used as a depression treatment where in vibrations are used to restore balance in affecting blood pressure,breathing ,pulse,body rythms and tension.In many of our films the effect of songs have been shown(mostly it is hyped ),but what I have found from those are that... ya...songs do create an impact in our body n soul ..gives us some kind of strength , both mentally and physically which , some may feel and some may not.Have a look at this link


http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/musical-therapy-effective-in-the-treatment-of-mental-ailments-314333.html


Our Indian history has also witnessed the power of music,in the form of Miyan Tansen ,one of the navaratnas(9 jewels) in the court of Mughal Emperor,Akbar.Among the legends about Tansen are stories of his bringing down the rains with Raga Megh Malhar and starting fires with the legendary raga Deepak. Other legends tell of his ability to bring wild animals to listen with attention (or to talk their language). Once, a wild white elephant was captured, but it was fierce and could not be tamed. Finally, Tansen sang to the elephant who calmed down and the emperor was able to ride him.Even the old testament mentions music therapy where King David is said to have cured an illness by playing on the harp.

Music Therapy ,as it is called is a proven scientific method to cure diseases through the power of music. It restores, maintains and improves emotional, physiological and psychological well being. The articulation, pitch, tone and specific arrangement of swaras (notes) in a particular raga stimulates, alleviates and cures various ailments inducing electro magnetic change in the body.As Iam from down south of India,I have had a chance to learn classical music and have come to know(though very little) the impact that different ragas create in our minds.It has been said that repeated listening to a particular raga invokes a particular mood in the listeners.For more information check out this linkhttp://www.indiaprofile.com/ayurveda/musictherapy.htm


In a nutshell,Music/songs are the best tranquilisers in the modern era ...where in people including myself is struggling with a life in a small box called cubicle and another tiny box called computer.!

"Kuch is tarah teri palkein meri palkhon se mila de
Aansu tere saare meri palkhon pe saja de...
Tu har ghadi har waqt mere saath raha hai
Haan ye jism kabhi door kabhi paas raha hai
Jo bhi gham hai ye tere unhe tu mera batah de...

Mujhko tho tere chehre pe ya gham nahin jajtha
Jaayaez nahun lagtha mujhe gham se tera rishtha

Sun meri guzarish ..inhe chehre se hata de..."