Mystery Behind Manna Dey’s Kashmir Cap =>A brown Kashmiri fur cap which became singer Manna Deys trademark was given by a fan when he was shivering in snow during a concert in the Kashmir Valley. It was the month of December and I had gone to Kashmir to take part in a concert. Apart from the fact that it was bitterly cold, it was snowing, Dey said in his autobiography. As I shivered onstage, I wondered how I would manage to get through the recital. I realised in dismay, when I launched into a number, that I was too numb with cold to sing the notes accurately, he said. Noticing this, one of his fans stepped onto the dais and reverently offered him the cap which was gladly accepted. And what relief that simple gesture afforded! I was myself again. Now that I was comfortably warm, my confidence soared and the audience responded to my performance with enthusiasm, the king of melody had recounted. Since then the Kashmiri fur cap became a permanent part of his wardrobe and he wore it wherever he went. The Karnataka government was accused of showing disrespect to Manna Dey who died at a government hospital in Bangalore around 3.50 am on Thursday. The singers body, which was taken from the hospital to Ravindra Kalakshetra in the morning, didnt have any protection and was drenched in rain as the authorities failed to make proper arrangements. There was neither an umbrella nor a stretcher, said an eyewitness. After Deys body was kept for a brief period at Ravindra Kalakshetra, it was cremated in Hebbal. Manna Dey, who hails from West Bengal, had made Bengaluru his home for years.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 05:36:51 +0000
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