“Success attained by buying views, likes & followers, is likely to push our society into a free fall of vacuous mediocrity,” says Sona Mohapatra
Indian singer, composer and lyricist Sona Mohapatra took to her Twitter handle to share her 2021 wish for the Indian music industry. Her three-part tweet expressed her hope of audience recognising ‘genuine talent.’
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The first part of her tweet read, “What I most look forward to in this year is the celebration of music, art, genuine artistry & above all the virtue of kindness. The year gone by has shown us that in the context of my industry, our current culture of worshipping at the altar of PR built celebrity, (1) #Happy2021”
What I most look forward to in this year is the celebration of music, art, genuine artistry & above all the virtue of kindness. The year gone by has shown us that in the context of my industry, our current culture of worshipping at the altar of PR built celebrity, (1) #Happy2021
— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) January 1, 2021
Sona criticised the social media’s ‘number game’ in the next part of the tweet. She wrote, “& success attained by buying views, likes & followers, is likely to push our society into a free fall of vacuous mediocrity. I look forward to the audiences looking past the number game, separating the wheat from the chaff & rewarding genuine talent. (2) #Happy2021”
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Her New Year wish ended with the words, “… in addition to kindness, meritocracies & fair-play please. (3) #HappyNewYear2021.”