Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falguni Shah, who goes by the stage name “Falu”, and who has penned a song on Millets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that she and the entire Indian diaspora was “beyond excited” for the upcoming visit to the United States of the Prime Minister. “We are overjoyed that our Indian Prime Minister is coming to the US,” said Mumbai-born singer-songwriter, the face of the Indian diaspora in New York in an interaction with ANI.
Sharing her experience of collaborating for the ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, performed by Shah and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah, Falguni Shah said, “After I won a Grammy, he (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) was so graceful. He tweeted about it. When I was touring in India I got an invitation to see him in Delhi at his residence. We had a great, meaningful conversation about music for 20 minutes and the power of music.”
“He told me, why don’t you use music as a tool, as a powerhouse to help farmers grow millets. So the vision came from him. I mean, he’s brilliant… The response (to the song) has been amazing because the cause of the song is to help end hunger and help farmers,” she added.
Shah said the cause behind the song was powerful and everyone supported it.
“He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) is trying to solve hunger problems and so how anyone cannot like the cause. The overall experience was very unique and organic. We are so proud that Prime Minister Modi put in his time and I think it was very meaningful,” the singer said.
Falguni Shah bagged the Best Children’s Music Album Grammy for ‘A Colourful World’ on April 4, 2022 and she said that to her surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his best wishes for winning her first-ever Grammy.
“Congratulations to Falguni Shah on winning the award for the Best Children’s Music Album at the Grammys. Wishing her the very best for her future endeavours. @FaluMusic,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on April 5, 2022.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Falguni Shah have collaborated for a special song titled, “Abundance in Millets.” The singer’s husband, Gaurav Shah also worked alongside, and the song features a speech written and delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there is an abundance of health and well-being in Shree Anna or millets.
After Falguni Shah, also known as Falu, came out with the song inspired by the Prime Minister’s initiative to get the UN to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets, she tweeted about collaborating with the Prime Minister to write a song to promote millets, help farmers grow it and help end world hunger.
In reply, the Prime Minister tweeted, “Excellent effort @FaluMusic! There is abundance of health and well-being in Shree Ann or millets. Through this song, creativity has blended with an important cause of food security and removing hunger.”
On March 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the inauguration of the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in Pusa, New Delhi, said, “India’s Millet Mission will become a blessing for 2.5 crore marginal farmers. After independence, this is for the first time that a government is paying attention to the needs of millet-producing farmers.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that events like the Global Millets (Shri Anna) Conference are not only important for the global good but also a symbol of India’s increasing responsibility for global good.
Earlier on March 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a postal stamp and unveiled the official coin of the International Year of Millets 2023 at the Global Millets Conference.
(with inputs from ANI)
