![]() 1) in the Mandakini river valley, who are slowly and steadily becoming their region’s favourite musicians. Nearly six years after the broadcast launch, Madhuri is now part of a growing group of local artistes (Fig. Madhuri and her voice became popular among listeners in the radio’s catchment area within a span of a few days, transforming the young 13-year-old into a popular singer in the valley. Soon, the station was inundated with calls from community members requesting Madhuri’s song. A few months later, on September 21, 2014, the radio station crackled to life and Madhuri’s song began to play on air. She sang a Garhwali song titled ‘ Na Chhitti Ayi Teri’ (Your Letter Did Not Arrive) by Narendra Singh Negi, a doyen of Garhwali music in the region. They were a small group of three people from the Mandakini ki Awaaz radio station who had come to her village, Pinglapani, to record content-songs, stories, jokes-for the upcoming broadcast launch of the radio station.Īn avid singer, Madhuri was encouraged by her neighbours and family to record something for the radio station. Madhuri was 13 years old when she first met the Mandakini radiowalahs (radio people), as they were called in her village. ![]()
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