MY MUSICAL SAGA part 1

“VijiCome on...! Get ready… , we’ll have to go to music class now!” Shouts Amma!

What?! I have come just now from school! Now why should I go to music class again now? What’s the use of all these things to me? Oh! I’m tired. God, plz help me!!! I would scream to myself every time before going. But I was helpless & just used to follow amma to music class. I was around 12 years of age then.

I still remember the first meeting with my very first Guru Smt. Rohini Prabhunandan. Rohini aunty, as we call her, greeted us with a great charming smile & spoke to me with all the nicest words on the earth.

I was very pleased & me, Viji the most reluctant, got a little interest in learning music. I then thought “Music?! Yes, some thing is there in this! I should certenly give it a try!”

Aunty asked me to sing a song just to know my voice. I sang a small Bhajan “Aadishesha anantha shayana” that I learnt in school.

“Very nice! U have a good voice. I’ll teach u music.“ said aunty. & this is how I started learning Carnatic music.

Few months passed. Hurray! I had already finished my basic lessons till Geethams& also learnt few bhajans & Devaranaamaas.