The Caged Maina and the sky

Nothing will be left in a body if the soul is brought out of it and caged. Mira's Sitar was also put in a box.

Some years ago her fingers danced on sitar. There was a time when she spent most of her time in rehearsal of music and singing. She would become one with music for some moments. She dreamt of being a super musician. After a few days of her marriage, her mother-in-law put the sitar in a box. The music teacher was bidden good bye even before entering the house on some pretext or other. Letters from her admireres were destroyed. He conversation with neighbors was restricted because she had become the 'bahu' of a respected family. She could not even have a glimpse of the open sky for days together. She felt sad, weak and lovely. "Is it her destiny to survive under these restrictions forever?- No, Never."-She determined and broke open the box, brought out sitar and began to to tighten the strings for better and melodious sound.

The caged Maina moved her wings to fly.

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