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ARTICLE ON MRS. SUMAN WALIA IN TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER.PUNJAB INDIA.

TITLE: Music came to her rescue

BY :Asha Ahuja

Ludhiana, April 19

“Itni shakti hame dena data, man ka vishwas kamzor ho na, hum chale nek raste pe, hamse bhool kar bhi koi bhool ho na”, were the lines of inspiring song that kept Ms Suman Walia going when her husband suddenly died of a massive heart attack. The catastrophe in her life left her numb, paralysed for some time as she had two young boys of 10 and 12 to raise. Ms Walia says;” When God sends misfortune then he fills one with courage to face the world stoically. I was down and out, but then I looked at my helpless children and I knew that I had to be both father and mother to them. So I started visiting the factory, but after one year I had to dispose it off as it went into a loss. I was back to square one. Then my music which I had learnt before marriage became not only a means of solace but helped me to get a job in the local convent. In the evenings I would run a boutique. Then teach the children and cook meals. I worked 10 to 12 hours to raise my family.” “Before I got married I used to sing on AIR Since my husband did not like my singing I had discontinued, but I kept practicing and, hence, my music came to my help.” Later she joined another public school and taught ‘shabad kirtan ‘. Ms Walia had won a gold medal in Vishrad (MA degree) in music from Pracheen Kala Kendra as she had topped. All the while she kept on running some other business to give her children a good education. Now she can look back with satisfaction that both her sons are qualified persons earning well. Being the only daughter of her parents, she had to quit teaching and move to Delhi to look after them. When she returned she decided to start her own music school and teach children shabad kirtan and classical music. Now her burning desire is to see her students become famous. She says: “I want to record a cassette of light classical songs and gazals. I want to record another cassette with my students. My children have jobs in Chandigarh. So I stay alone, but my God is with me and has been always inspiring me. Even during my lowest period, I knew He would get me through.” The children love to learn music but the load of syllabus is so much that parents do not encourage children to learn music and hence are depriving them of great joy, she says sadly. Music is a tonic that provides relief from the stressful life. Moreover music can be a good source of income as in the case of Ms Suman Walia