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If it weren’t for the pandemic, we would have been reading a book penned by this British chef, consultant and columnist about his 20 years in India
You completed 20 years in india in 2020. How did the journey begin?
I was working at Quaglino’s in London, one of the busiest restaurants in Europe, when we got an invitation to be a guest restaurant at the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore. That was in 2000. It was here that I met Indian entrepreneur Rohit Khattar and arrived in Delhi on his invitation. After a short stint in Delhi, I would have joined a restaurant in New York but then 9/11 happened and suddenly I was without a job. I shifted to Calcutta [Kolkata now] to join The Park. Apart from the Kolkata property, I also worked for their Chennai and Delhi properties. I left The Park eventually but settled down in Kolkata. My
Anand Mahindra promotes two singers who work as waste pickers; Twitter is impressed.
The beauty of social media is that while it allows people to share their views and opinions, once in a while a rare talent also surfaces online. A video of a talented person goes viral on social media and the artist gains overnight appreciation.
Impressed celebrities and other important personalities come forward to help them which changes their life for better.
Recently, one such video of two brothers from Delhi is going viral. Indian business tycoon and Mahindra Group chairman, Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a video of two brothers Hafiz and Habibur, whose singing abilities fascinated Mr Mahindra. The two young men work as garbage collectors in New Friends Colony in Delhi, where the video was shot. He called their talent raw but obvious .
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The two brothers work in Delhi s New Friends Colony
Anand Mahindra promises to support their music training
New Delhi: India is a country full of rare, hidden talents, who only sometimes get lucky enough to get the publicity they deserve. In one such instance, a couple of garbage collectors who work in Delhi’s New Friends Colony area, were recognized by Anand Mahindra.
The business tycoon shared a couple of videos on Twitter showing two brothers Hafiz and Habibur sing Hindi songs in their amazing, soulful voices.
Without the assistance of any musical instruments, Hafiz sung the “Ae Jaan E Chaman” song from the film “Anmol Moti”, while his brother render his voice to “Sajda” song from the film “My Name Is Khan”.