Page 51 - Mann Ki Baat - November2022

Indian Music : A Source of Peace and Divinity
“ The beauty of Indian music a deeper peace and divinity

with it. A person who learns
is that we have never left any
frequency as an orphan. Indian
'Shant-Swaroop'
leads
and
music gives value to each and music by default becomes
every, smallest of the smallest, his life in a peaceful manner.
frequency that is there. Our Hence, every school, college and
forefathers have played these university should make music
frequencies in different ragas, a compulsory subject of the
and in different styles. This beauty curriculum.
needs to be communicated to I was elated when I heard
the people through colleges and Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri
universities. In India, music has Narendra Modi speaking about
always been a very important Indian music in his 'Mann ki Baat'.
element of our lifestyle. Indian It is joyful to see his ambitions of
music is not only a source of taking Indian music across the
entertainment, but it also brings globe. He has already taken a
lot of Indian achievements and
traditions to a global platform.
With this detailed mention of
the beauty of Indian music by
the Prime Minister, I am looking
forward to that
successful
day when
the students
of my country,
India, will
perform Indian
music with
a 100-piece
orchestra playing
Indian instruments
and singing Indian
lyrics. I am looking forward
to that day when the world
leaders will be the audience
to such a performance. With
the ambitions that Prime
Minister Modi has shown in this
edition of 'Mann ki Baat', I am
confident that this fateful day is
not far away.

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ILAIYARAAJA
Indian Music Composer
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