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TRAUMA OF PARTITION: A STUDY ON KUSHWANT SINGH’S “TRAIN TO PAKISTAN”

Abstract

The pathetic partition of India and the associated bloody riots debated on many platforms including literary circles and inspired many creative minds in India and Pakistan to create literary depictions of the partition. While some creations depicted the massacres during the refugee migration, others concentrated on the aftermath of the partition in terms of difficulties faced by the refugees in both side of the border. Even after 74 years of partition, the nightmares and impressions failed to disappear from the minds of the people of both the countries. The works of fiction are reflected the situations of partition elevating the human cost of independence. The present study upholds the trauma of the partition reflected in Kushwant Singh’s “Train to Pakistan” (1956) and presents how the scenes and incidents are impressed the minds of the countries even after decades.
KEYWORDS : Bloody riots, Literature, Religion, Reflection, Partition.

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IMPACT OF MUSIC ON YOGA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FLUTE

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The effect of yoga practise on flute playing was investigated to determine its potential for inclusion in training for flute performance success. The available literature was combed through for information on a variety of topics, including musician and flute player health, posture, injury prevention, and performance anxiety; playing fatigue, mental training, and audition and competition preparation. Additionally, the literature on the use of Yoga in peak performance training, awareness development, and current research on the use of Yoga as an intervention for musicians\' issues was reviewed. Qualitative data were gathered via interviews with three professional flautists who had an established Yoga practise, with the purpose of determining if and how their Yoga practise affected their flute performance. Yoga practise was shown to have a beneficial effect on flute playing, with the study elucidating and resolving concerns and suggestions addressed in the literature. For increased performance, the study recommended a brief but regular Yoga practise.
KEYWORDS : Trauma, Dissociation, Dissociative Disorders, Sacred Music, Shamanic Music, Native American Flute, Healing, Oneness, Interconnectedness, Music Therapy