During the last night of the AKKA conference they named the winners of the AKKA Idol contest and offered the three girls a chance to sing their winning songs for the crowd. And man, could the girls sing! The youngest singer kept her hand raised next to her face, so if you weren't completely awe struck by how her voice could sail like a kite on the wind you could watch her hand raise and fall as she flitted up and down the scale. I didn't even know these girls and I was so proud of them I clapped so hard my hands hurt.
And then the MC came out and made the strangest comment. She said, "I am glad we have the chance to show them especially in Bangalore that our kids are as good as theirs."
First off, see ya later Mysore or any other place in Karnataka for that matter. You don't count in the game of one-upmanship.Oh wait, you didn't know you were playing?
But secondly, when did we sign our kids up for this competition? Did they start at a deficit because they carry a US passport? Does each Indian cultural activity earn the child credit? Or do you have to do it well to earn credit?
Our kids aren't Indians. They never will be. But this doesn't mean they are as good as the kids in Bangalore. They are different. They are children of two nations and if we do our job whole-heartedly (as the parents of the fabulous singers have done) they will be an example of what is good from both nations.
The first night Star stood up, placed her hand over her heart and sang every word of the US national anthem. She followed it up by standing up straight with her hands by her side and sang every word of the Indian national anthem. I am one proud Momma.
And then the MC came out and made the strangest comment. She said, "I am glad we have the chance to show them especially in Bangalore that our kids are as good as theirs."
First off, see ya later Mysore or any other place in Karnataka for that matter. You don't count in the game of one-upmanship.Oh wait, you didn't know you were playing?
But secondly, when did we sign our kids up for this competition? Did they start at a deficit because they carry a US passport? Does each Indian cultural activity earn the child credit? Or do you have to do it well to earn credit?
Our kids aren't Indians. They never will be. But this doesn't mean they are as good as the kids in Bangalore. They are different. They are children of two nations and if we do our job whole-heartedly (as the parents of the fabulous singers have done) they will be an example of what is good from both nations.
The first night Star stood up, placed her hand over her heart and sang every word of the US national anthem. She followed it up by standing up straight with her hands by her side and sang every word of the Indian national anthem. I am one proud Momma.
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