Twin Melodies

Class 9 English · Kaveri · Chapter 6

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The story in short

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

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Shruti SharmaA talented young violinist torn between her passion for Indo-Western fusion music and her duty to her strict father.
Guru Nabin SharmaShruti’s father, a classical violinist and principal who first rejects fusion music but evolves to support his daughter.
Leela DeviShruti’s mother, who reminds Nabin of his own rebellious past and helps him understand Shruti.
Fusion musicIndo-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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