Ishmeet visits Darbar Sahib; says govt should set up music academies

AMRITSAR: Ishmeet Singh, the new singing sensation from Punjab, feels that the Punjab government, in order to promote music in the state, should set up music academies which would nurture hidden musical talent among the youth of Punjab. Ishmeet, recently crowned the Star Voice of India, said this to the media after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple. He said there was no dearth of musical talent  among the youth of the state, butthey needed the required platform  for presenting themselves.

The Star Voice of India-winner said though there was the Patiala Gharana in the state, which had been rendering great service in the classical musical world, a middle- class person could not get such training due to financial constraints. He said Uttam Singh, renowned Punjabi composer in Bollywood, had promised to give him a break in his next venture. He said it would be his endeavour to guide talented persons for competing in various musical competitions  on various TV channels. He said he would give preference to the best talent in the state to sing with him in future.

He expressed gratitude to the people of Punjab for voting him as the Voice of India. Later, he was felicitated by the hundreds of local fans who had gathered near the Golden Temple complex from the wee hours of the morning. They took him out in a procession organised by the Akal Purukh Ki Fauj from the Golden Temple to Gurdwara Shaheedan Sahib. He was also presented a siropa and a memento by SGPC officials.