THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For Sangeetha, this is just another of the hurdles she has crossed. Visually-challenged, this 23-year-old bagged the first rank in Master of Performing Arts (MPA) in Veena (instrument) in Kerala University when the results came out on Thursday. Sangeetha had bagged the first rank in graduation too, competing with six others. But this time, she had no competition, being the only one from the Department of Music, Swati Thirunal College of Music, to have chosen Veena as option for MPA. However, University sources said that she would still be judged the first ranker. Sangeetha is least bothered about the rank or her mark. All she wants now is some kind of job to support her family and herself. Sangeetha’s father is a daily wage labourer and mother a housewife. Her sister has been married off. Though the family has been finding it hard to make ends meet, her parents had always supported her interest in music. Sangeetha picks up her theory lessons by listening to the recorded classes. In the practical sessions, her teachers and friends put in that extra effort to teach her, she says. “Veena is a hard subject when it comes to post-graduate level. That is why, there were hardly any takers in our college. But my teachers have been very supportive; otherwise, I would not have made it,” she says. Sangeetha was born visually-challenged. Though she says she could sight a ray of light at times. “But that has not deterred me from learning new things,” she says. For her graduation, she had opted vocal as sub-paper. And is also learning violin and harmonium. “Right now, I am looking for a job. I am planning to submit a memorandum to the Minister and other authorities seeking a job. I had taught in a private school for some weeks. Later, I discontinued as I had my exams,” she says. She also wants to pursue PhD in Music.
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