A Language Beyond Words

Music is truly one of the most beautiful creations of nature. It has become so ingrained into our lives that it is virtually impossible to imagine a world without music. It’s one of those things in the background that are not technically essential for life – like water, oxygen or food – and yet, it forms one of the cornerstones of our existence. Man simply wouldn’t have evolved if he had never learnt how to create or appreciate music.

Music is there all around us. The chirping of a bird and the falling of raindrops has never failed to enthral humans since time immemorial. Eventually, music has spread far and wide and diversified itself into innumerable genres – though they are all connected by an invisible strand that appeals to the very basic senses of the human mind.

Back during my school days, the Backstreet Boys were a worldwide rage – I used to love listening to them on MTV. Bollywood songs were also a favourite of mine – who can forget the melody of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge? My interest in music really grew after my Mama gifted me an MP3 player. Yes, remember the rather thick USB player of the last decade, with a single-line monochrome LCD screen? They met their death rather quickly, as iPods and smartphones took over. So that’s when I started downloading songs and trying out different genres. Linkin Park (of course!) and Nickelback were among my first favourites (they still are).

I learnt to play the keyboard at around nine years of age. It was a favourite pastime of mine back then – I had a tiny beginner’s keyboard, the one with two octaves. Even now, even after about twelve years, I still play it occasionally. It gives a particular feeling nothing else in the world can ever match with. I always wanted to play the guitar but never got around to doing it so far, but in the future, I’m still very much interested!

With the advent of the Internet, we now have the choice of listening to music from virtually any part of the world, just at the touch of a button. The music of a certain place tells us a lot about its culture and tradition – and it’s amazing to be able to explore so much right from the comfort of our homes. Initially, I was a fan of Hindi and English music. Being in Hyderabad, I listen to a fair amount of Telugu music too though I’m not very fluent with the language – nevertheless, it’s fantastic! But recently, I discovered some amazing Indonesian (Peterpan!) and Korean bands as well. Some of the Arabic singers are really good too. Music blurs the borders between cultures – it takes everyone in its midst. Thus, I reckon it’s indeed a universal language, if ever there was one – a language beyond words.

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.