India reigned supreme: Sona

I have experienced positive changes while travelling in UP: Sona

I'd personally like to see a commitment to culture & art: Sona

For supporters of all political formations, the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections threw surprises. Singer Sona Mohapatra expressed mixed feelings at what the mandate represented. “For all the fascism hoo-haa  in some of our own circles & reflected in the western media, truth: Democracy, People, India reigned supreme. That caste politics won over all else in UP is heartbreaking & I say this with a heavy heart as an artist who has experienced so many positive changes while travelling the landscape of the interiors of this state over the last 10 years; infrastructure,safety,women’s rights,” Sona said on the microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter). 

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Sona also talked about her expectations from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government that will take stage. “I’d personally like to see a commitment to culture & art by a) separating the culture & tourism ministries, giving the former some teeth & actual budgets. b) building live venues for music & bringing down entertainment taxes. c) fostering a sense of community, better mental health, & also identity by presenting all genres of the performing arts; Folk , fusion, Bollywood, Bhakti , Sufi , the soft power & returns of which are huge albeit difficult to measure via standard metrics,” Sona mentioned.

my personal take out of the largest festival of democracy in the world
1) be it here/anywhere,everybody is allowed to change their minds.
2) for all the fascism hoo-haa in some of our own circles & reflected in the western media,truth: Democracy, People,#India reigned supreme.

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) June 5, 2024