Gurdas Maan opens up on social media and cancel culture
Often described as the pioneer of modern Punjabi music, Gurdas Maan recently performed in Mumbai. Ask him how it feels to bring the fragrance of Punjab’s fields to the concrete jungle of Mumbai and he tells us “Mitti (the earth) and Maya (glamour) have a very strong connection, its kind of cyclical. Everything was once mitti, and will one day become mitti again. So yeh maya mitti ka khel hamesha chalta rahega, aur Punjab ki mitti ki khushboo Mumbai ki emarton mein hamesha se khilti aayi hain.” Gurdas Maan The musician has been performing Challa for decades. How does he find a fresh emotion in those same lyrics every single time he hits the stage? “The fresh emotion comes from the audience I am performing to, because Challa is interpreted differently by everyone, some dance to it, and some go into an emotional trance, I try and balance the both for the audience. That’s the fun of Challa,” he says with a smile. Known for performing for three- four hours straight without a break, when …
