I can say it is a mere coincidence that on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi , I got an opportunity to sing the very first time in my life publically on stage. This was an annual event organized by of our local Shaam-e-Sargam group at Emory University, White Hall in Atlanta, GA.

First of all, I would like to thank my friends, Darshan for introducing me to this group and Anil for pushing me hard to buy a Karaoke CD to practice about a  month ago. I also thank Navin Jee for organizing this beautiful event.  I really enjoyed this evening and delighted to see and hear our great singers, dancers and musician.

At first, when I formally joined this group about six months ago, it was amazing for me to see how people from varied age and professional background come together and enjoy the music. I never thought I will be singing (except for myself). When I saw everyone singing, I just followed the theme of “Gana aaye yaa naa aaye Gana Chahiye” (whether you know how to sing or not, just sing).

Keeping the same philosophy in mind, I sang an old Song of Mukesh from Movie Maryada (1971) - Zuban Pe Dard Bhari Dastan Chali Aaye. Following is partial recording. The Video is best viewed in Internet Explorer.

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