Diya Diamond Talks

Hindustani Classical Music is one of the oldest styles of music in the world. It originated in the Northern part of India, and is still sung today. Personal Connection: I have been learning Hindustani Classical Music since the age of 4. It is one of the best ways to keep a connection to my Indian culture. Taking out a little time as often as I can to practice it would clear my mind and allow me to just focus in the moment. It gave me a chance to take a break from everything else.    Currently I am in my 5th year of learning it even though I have been learning for almost 8 years. To learn more difficult and challenging ragas I have to take an exam to show how well I know previous ragas and information about music. My theory part consists of learning about the origins of this type of music, along with its founders and those who have spread it. The style of music is devoted to the god Saraswati who is the god of music. Another part of theory is knowing key words, that help with informatio

 In my ELA class, during 7th grade, one of our main topics was discussing the Holocaust. We learned  about different situations individuals would land in based on their religion, skin color, or race. My final project was to create a journal entry on one type of individual during the war. The one I chose was writing about the life of a Hitler youth member before, during, and after the war. November 9th, 1938 Dear diary, Today after school I was playing tag with Thomas. He is my best friend, we are very alike, and can never be separated. The thing is that today we heard some weird stares about how people are becoming very disapproving. I wonder why? What did we do? In class, my teacher spoke about a group called the Hitler Youth. He said it was only for Germans, after saying that, he moved all the Jewish children including Thomas to the back of the room. I asked him why and he told me that the Jewish people are worthless. A lot of people gasped, and some of the Jews started crying. My te