PM Modi is on the Grammy Nominee list

A song on Millets ‘Abundance on Millets’ which has a contribution by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated for Grammy Awards 2024. The song has won a nomination in the Best Global Music Performance category. Prime Minister Modi worked in collaboration with Indian-American Singer Falguni Shah, who is known by her stage name 'Falu', for the song which was sung by the singer and her husband Gaurav Shah. The song was written by PM Modi, Falguni and Gaurav Shah. The song that has stunned the audiences talks about the importance of millets.

The song was released in June this year. Falguni Shah said she is honoured to have got the opportunity to collaborate with PM Modi. In a X (formerly Twitter) post, the singer further expressed joy and said she is honoured to write a song to promote millets, help farmers grow and help end world hunger.

Falu said that the prime minister had told her that she should write a song with a message on ending hunger during their discussion on the power of music to bring changes and uplift humanity. The singer had met PM Modi in Delhi last year after her Grammy win in 2022 when she received an award for Best Children’s Album for her album “A Colorful World”.

Pertinently, the year 2023 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millets’ by the United Nations, after a proposal for it was brought forward by India and endorsed by the members of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) governing bodies as well as the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Others nominated are Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily for “Shadow Forces”, Burna Boy for “Alone”, Davido for “Feel”, Silvana Estrada for “Milagro Y Disastre”, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia for “Pashto”, Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas for “Todo Colores”.

The “Abundance in Millets” track featuring PM Modi was released in celebration of the “International Year of Millets”.

“Abundance in Millets” was created to raise awareness regarding the super grain as another potential key to minimising world hunger, according to a statement on Falu’s website.

(With inputs from PTI)