He came. He sang. He conquered the hearts of residents of Phase 4 of Nana Nani. ( after conquering Phases 2 and 3). it was a packed audience to listen to a Sardarji belting out Tamil film songs. Though he and his partner Mohan Ganesh sang more Hindi film songs than Tamil, Gurdip Singh, the hero of the evening, bowled the audience by his rendition of a song by the poet Bharathi without the aid of Karaoke. I had goosebumps listening to his melodious voice singing the poem from memory. For a guy who learned to read Tamil by reading the sign boards in Coimbatore where he did his schooling and college, it was a remarkable feat indeed! A social singer who went public post-pandemic Gurdip has come a long way as a singer in the last three years. Hats off to you Gurdip.
As I mentioned in my vote of thanks, I have known Gurdip for nearly 40 years as
an active member of the Round Table India and later 41 Club of India, and have
heard him sing film songs at fellowship get-togethers. I never imagined that
one day he would become a celebrity singer delighting his audiences. Mohan
Ganesh, an ex-tabler, also impressed the audience with his lovely voice. I wish
the team all the best.
The programme ended with Air Vice Marshall (Retd.) Natarajan, a nonagenarian
resident at Phase 4, honouring the artists with ponnadais ( Shawls). It was
heartening to learn that the duo has donated the honorarium received for the
programme from the management of Nana Nani, which had arranged the programme,
to Cheshire Home, a non-profit and Charitable Organization providing shelter
for the Mentally ill and Physically challenged adults.
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