"तब याद तुम्हारी आती है" कविता के कवि कौन हैं?

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कविता में कवि को किसकी याद आती है?

सिरजनहार (ईश्वर) की

"सिरजनहार" शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?

सृष्टि की रचना करने वाला ईश्वर

सवेरे किन दृश्यों से कवि को प्रभु की याद आती है?

चिड़ियों के गीत, खिलती कलियाँ और ठंडी हवा से

रात के समय कौन-से दृश्य कवि को प्रभावित करते हैं?

चमकते तारे और शान से उठता चाँद

Why does Shruti hide her fusion practice from her father?

She knows he is strict and believes only classical Hindustani music is worthy; he would see fusion as a desecration of the violin.

What do Shruti’s friends advise her to do?

They encourage her to be brave, “bite the bullet,” and honestly tell her father about the fusion concert and her practice.

How does Nabin react when Shruti first tells him about the concert?

He firmly refuses, disapproves of fusion music, and says there is nothing left for him to discuss since his views are well known.

Why does Leela scold Shruti in Act II?

Because Shruti got involved in the concert and hid her practice without her father’s knowledge in the first place.

What happens when Shruti’s parents secretly watch the rehearsal?

Nabin becomes engrossed, taps his feet, and at the end claps furiously with an expression of pride on his face.

What does Leela reveal about Nabin’s own past?

Nabin had defied his family of vocalists to take up the violin, which was then not part of classical Indian music, and worked very hard to succeed.

Why did Nabin change his mind about Shruti’s fusion music?

He realised his fears were baseless, remembered his own struggle, and accepted that each artist has a unique path – “each bay, its own wind.”

What does the title “Twin Melodies” signify?

It suggests the harmony of two kinds of music – tradition and modernity – and the renewed bond between father and daughter.

What is an “aside,” used in the play?

A dramatic device in which a character speaks their private thoughts to the audience while other characters are presumed not to hear.

What is the main theme of the play?

The reconciliation of tradition with modern artistic expression, and the conflict between duty to family and personal passion.

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This three-act play by Mitra Phukan explores the tension between musical tradition and modern experimentation within a family. Shruti Sharma, a talented young violinist, secretly plays in an Indo-Western fusion group with her friends Avinash (tabla), Iqbal (flute) and Peter (keyboard). Her father, Guru Nabin Sharma, a respected classical violinist and music-school principal, believes only Hindustani classical music – with its ragas and aalaaps – is worthy, and would consider fusion a “desecration” of the violin. In Act I her friends encourage her to “bite the bullet” and tell her father about an upcoming concert. In Act II Shruti gathers courage at dinner, but Nabin firmly disapproves of fusion music and refuses, while her mother Leela scolds her for hiding the practice. In Act III, Shruti’s parents secretly watch a rehearsal; Nabin, moved, finds himself tapping his feet and claps with pride. He reveals that Leela reminded him of his own past – he himself once defied his family of vocalists to take up the violin, which was then not part of Indian classical music. Realising his fears were baseless (“each bay, its own wind”), he supports Shruti. The title “Twin Melodies” suggests the harmony of tradition and modernity, and the bond between father and daughter.

Tradition vs. modernityDrama and stage devicesMusic and identityFather–daughter relationshipPersonal passion vs. family duty

Key terms

Shruti Sharma

A talented young violinist torn between her passion for Indo-Western fusion music and her duty to her strict father.

Guru Nabin Sharma

Shruti’s father, a classical violinist and principal who first rejects fusion music but evolves to support his daughter.

Leela Devi

Shruti’s mother, who reminds Nabin of his own rebellious past and helps him understand Shruti.

Fusion music

Indo-Western fusion blending classical Indian and Western styles – the source of the play’s central conflict.

“Each bay, its own wind”

Nabin’s phrase accepting that every artist has a unique path and style; one approach does not fit all.

Mitra Phukan (playwright)

The author of the play; the script uses asides, stage directions and non-lexical fillers as dramatic devices.

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