Rajay Goyal 04/26/2026

Big B as Amitabh Bachchan is fondly known as, was the theme of this Manoranjan program held in ISW on this evening of Sunday, April 19.

Manoranjan is an ever-expanding community of music enthusiasts who sing and dance to the Karaoke numbers of Bollywood songs. Today was no different. People drove over an hour from many Massachusetts towns as well as from the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire to participate and reminiscence Amitabh Bachchan’s songs.

True to its theme, everything was big and beautiful about this evening. More than 80 people attended this program with almost 38 singers.  The evening was filled with melodious songs, interspersed with readings from Big B’s favorite poetry Madhushala, a metaphorical poem about life itself.

While carrying the image of an angry young man that ruled the Bollywood cinema for almost three decades, Amitabh Bachchan’s romance on screen was often subtle, silent and introspective and at times unfulfilled and sacrificial. The songs chosen for this evening covered these complexities and paradoxes quite well.

There were at least a dozen people who came to ISW for the first time and many of them opted to become annual members. Some others sang in public for the first time. A lot of people made this event a success, right from setting up chairs to bringing snacks and creating positive vibes.

Congratulations to the Manoranjan Team of Mr. Narayan Sharma, Mr. Sharat Amin and Mr Rajay Goyal for conceiving, designing and executing this program; Mr Kaizad Patel for managing the audio ;   the sponsor of the evening dinner Ms. Trupti Patel and all the participants for making this program a grand success.

As always, Manoranjan – where singing is fun ® lived up to its reputation of bringing the community of music lovers of all talent levels and ages together in a fun way