‘Mitti Ke Sitare’, the celebration of Musical
Talent dedicated to the indigent society of Mumbai, hosted the Grand Finale
with glitz and glamour on Saturday, 22nd June 2019
at Dome, NSCI Worli. The Chief Guest for this magnificent event was Mr.
Devendra Fadnavis, Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Other renowned dignitaries included Shri.
Raosaheb Danve Patil, Shri. Chandrakant Dada Patil, Shri Sudhir Mungantiwar,
Shri Vinod Tawde, Smt. Pankaja Munde to name a few and famous personalities
from the music and Bollywood fraternities including Grammy award winner Jerry
Wonda as the Guest Of Honour, Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan as the Special
Guest, Shiamak Davar, Shriram Iyer, Kumar Bapi, Darshan Raval, Manisha Koirala,
Mr. Khailash Kher, Mr. Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya, Mr. Jackey Shroff, Mr.
Sailesh lodha among others.
Mrs. Amruta Fadnavis, Advisor to Divyaj Foundation
and also an accomplished singer has ideated this musical talent hunt especially
for the underprivileged students of slums and BMC schools. During the Finale
she said “I was motivated by Hon. Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modiji to
extend musical education to the talented children of the underprivileged
section of the society. I am really delighted and overwhelmed by the talent
available in our country, especially amongst the underprivileged and with the project
Mitti Ke Sitare, these children have now begun their journey towards
achievement and self-fulfilment.”
The exceptionally talented 18
contestants, aged between 7 and 15
years, were awarded Rs. 25000 each as cash prize
along with Winning Trophies.
The memorable evening began with the lamp lighting
and felicitation of the dignitaries present at the event by the Trustees of
Divyaj Foundation’s Mr. Sampath Iyer, Mrs. Pallavi Shrivastava and Core Member
Mr. Kavin Shah which was followed by the beautiful rendition by the
percussionist maestro, Sivamani.
The highlight of the evening was the inspiring and
splendid singing of the top semi-finalists who enthralled the audience with the
performances.
Commenting on the occasion Mr. Shankar Mahadevan
said, “When Shankar Mahadevan Academy was approached for conducting this
massive talent hunt across all 1187 MCGM schools in
Mumbai, I knew we were more than ready to take on the challenge. This is the
first time that an organization has run a contest at such a large scale and our
contest platform ensured that each contestant was evaluated fairly and
transparently – and all this was done in a matter of 2-3
weeks! The shortlisted 18 finalists have been
groomed and coached by our music instructors and I’m proud of the fantastic job
they did today”
Mrs. Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson Mpower
extended her best wishes to the contestants and maintained “Mitti ke sitare has
been an amazing journey so far. Mpower has worked with the finalists to help
them prepare for the finals by organizing various workshops. Having a good
mental health is very important for children to live up to their potential.
This ensures that the children live a life that is filled with positive experiences
and the willingness to do what is best for themselves and the people around
them. These workshops will help the children deal with the possible mental
health concerns early on.”
The winning team mentioned “We are thankful to
Amruta ji and Divyaj Foundation for this opportunity. We love the care, discipline and efforts that
the gurus have rendered to sharpen our singing skills. Apart from singing, we
were also trained in other areas for overall development. We enjoyed every
moment of our training
The evening also featured stunning live
performances by Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan and Mrs. Amruta Fadnavis along
with the Contestants, Mr. Jerry Wonda, Shiamak Victory Arts Foundation children
to name a few.
‘Mitti Ke Sitare’ is a social initiative by social
activist and Vice President-Corporate Head with Axis Bank, Mrs. Amruta
Fadnavis, in association with Mpower, to provide a platform for the hidden
talents across indigent areas of the country. To conduct this social welfare
project, Divyaj Foundation associated with 1187 MCGM
schools to connect, identify and select children from the underprivileged sector
- those who are blessed with talent but lack resources to improve themselves.
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