'No shortcut to popularity'---Tisha

It was an enormous task preparing for the competition of Natun Kuri, says Tisha. In her words, 'I selected the story for the competition a month prior to the show. I went to different authors for suggestions. I asked them how I could deliver effective dialogues and pronounce the words correctly.' She regrets that today's competitors do not give adequate time for preparation. As Tisha adds 'Music is a serious art and the competitors must assure that they have completed basic learning.'

Tisha feels that anyone who wants to be a musician must go through the proper practice of classical music, which is the base of music of all genres. She says, 'This was a common practice even in our times but unusually today's children seem very reluctant. Taking part in the media for them is like a shortcut to popularity. Maybe, it is for such reasons that children's programme has lost its past glory, attraction and quality.'