World Music Day 2025..."When Music Found Me—Again and Again"
Music has never just been background noise in my life. It has been a companion, a diary, and a safe space. It has found me in my most honest moments — when I was quietly joyful, & when I was quietly broken. On this World Music Day, I am not writing as a professional or someone quoting research. I am writing as a girl who grew up learning & humming Rabindra Sangeet in a Kolkata home, holding on to lyrics like they were a soft shawl on cold days. Because for as long as I can remember, music has been where I go when I do not know where else to go. A Childhood Wrapped in Song As a child, I was always drawn to music with meaning. Not just catchy tunes — but songs that said something, that made me feel understood. Rabindra Sangeet became my emotional compass early on. The way Tagore poured thought & feeling into every word, it helped me process emotions long before I had the vocabulary to explain them. Even now, when I am overwhelmed, all it takes is a few line...