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Your mother\u2019s heartbeat when you\u2019re still inside her womb. The unmistakable coo of a\u00a0koel<\/em>, a song sparrow\u2019s irresistible spring song, a cardinal\u2019s earnest tweets \u2014 each a symphony so sweet to wake up to that, to paraphrase one of Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s songs, it makes the very sleep it breaks, coveted.<\/p>\n

Snatches of a\u00a0keertan<\/em>\u00a0from a gurdwara,\u00a0azaan<\/em>\u00a0from a mosque, bells ringing in a temple, organ playing in a church, the music of prayer bowls and gongs\u2026<\/p>\n

Music, perhaps the most inscrutable, yet the most intimate of all aesthetic forms. Ancient yet immediate, an ally for celebrations, a therapy for sorrow, a vehicle to voice dissent, a lullaby to fall asleep to.<\/p>\n

For all its therapeutic power, music can and has been used to sinister effects. In Germany, during the Nazi regime, German composer Richard Wagner\u2019s music was used not only to glorify Nazism, but would even be played during acts of torture in concentration camps as a tool for psychological torment for jews. In 1994, during the Rwandan genocide, radio stations broadcast music with lyrics that encouraged Hutus to commit violence against Tutsis. In more recent times in India, H-Pop or Hindutva Pop, a genre of music that uses nationalistic and religiously charged lyrics and seeks to establish the supremacy of Hindus by normalising Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

But then you also have musical warriors of the other \u2014 the good, the empowering \u2014 kind. The Concert for Bangladesh saw musicians like Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan performing in a pioneering charity event held in 1971-72 to raise funds for Bengali refugees displaced during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Between the 1920s and the 1960s, Paul Robeson used the power of his baritone to literally give a voice to the oppressed the world over. In India, from Dalit rappers to independent musicians writing and performing songs to protest controversial bills like the CAA and NRC, rivers of music continue to flow through and bringing to life, the human condition.<\/p>\n

What happens to musical traditions when people and entire communities migrate \u2014 willingly or not \u2014 migrate? Palestinians, Rohingyas, Romas\u2026What is lost? What remains? What metamorphoses?<\/p>\n

In this issue of Parcham, we\u2019re seeking to follow your journeys with music. Share with us the ways in which music moves you. Possible themes might include, but are in no way limited to:<\/p>\n

Music for the spirit\r\nMusic as politics \r\nMusic from the margins -- the musical practices of marginalized communities\r\nMusic as performance -- concert memories (as a performer or listener, etc.) \r\nNature's music\r\nMusical discoveries (what happened when you heard a new kind of music for the first time and fell in love with it?)\r\nMusic beyond borders -- the ways in which music transcends the boundaries of time and space.<\/strong><\/pre>\n
We are looking for POEMS\/ SHORT STORIES (Originally in English or in Translation), Non-Fiction\/ Personal Essays) that deal with Music <\/em>in any form but not restricted to the sub-themes listed above. Please send in a maximum of 3 poems for the poetry section. The Non-Fiction submission and Personal Essays should be no more than 2000 words. To the authors of the original short fiction and translators of short stories we request you choose\/write stories that highlight the theme of the issue.<\/pre>\n
Poetry: Please send in your previously unpublished poems (not more than 3) in a single MS Word document at parchamonline@gmail.com with the subject line Poetry Submission. Please ensure your name is on every submission attachment you send in for clarities sake.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFor Fiction\/ Short Stories: Please keep in mind that short stories should be not more than 4,000 words and should address the theme that this issue will showcase. Send in the short story to parchamonline@gmail.com with the subject line Short Story <\/strong><\/pre>","excerpt":"
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