I am writing this, not be bashful, but to tell all of you what a wonderful person Nihira is. I started feeling for her from the time Daler called her arrogant and knew that Daler was completely misunderstanding her. I have met a lot of people in my life but very few are as simple, modest and talented as Nihira. She also has a very captivating smile.
As promised, I did go over to her place on a Sunday morning. Having gone to Des on a business trip, time was always a precious commodity. I spent real quality time with her, her Mom and Dad. Of course, I cannot discuss everything we talked about but please trust my judgment when I say: She is a great human being. She is very serious about her career and values inputs very much. She is studying at Mithibhai College in her second year – Arts. She is learning Spanish too. An early riser, she does riaz every day very early – very hard working. Also, noted that fame had not gone to her head. She is studying for her upcoming exams. SRGMP had put an extra load on her taking her away from her classes and college so there was a lot of make up to be done. When I asked her who she thought would win, she said: "They are all good – whoever sings well that day will win".
It was good she lost because winning would have bound her and capped her short term growth. Her family is very modest and had been seldomly monitoring the IF. I was very happy to have met her and her family. It was the highlight of my trip. I wish I could have spent more time in Mumbai. I have promised myself to stay in touch with such nice people and I am. If you met her you would agree with me that she is a great human being.
I welcome any comments that you may have - including those who believe I am making up this whole thing.....