His biggest challenge was his physical disability- autism. And his worst fear was his own fate-to be speechless for the rest of his life. However, having risen above some real challenges, 18-year-old Kiran T A’s sonorous voice, sung with the ease of a pro is currently a favourite at various events, especially those organised for differently abled children. He was recently in Kochi to perform at the Supported Decision Making (SDM) programme of PARIVAAR, an organisation working for students with neurological disabilities.
Kiran’s mother Sajitha says her son was mute till he was four-years-old. “He could not even say ‘amma’. Also, he was born completely blind. This made him very restless and he would always hold on to me, afraid I would leave him. So whenever I was working in the kitchen and had to put him down, I would always sing songs so he could feel my presence. He would stop crying and listen to me till I picked him up again,” she said.
Gradually, songs became Kiran’s world. His mother was his teacher and unknown to both mother and son, music became a passion. By five, a miracle happened. Kiran uttered his first ever words, a moment Sajitha still remembers with moist eyes. And within a few months, the child had started to sing too. “Initially, he would sing those songs which I had sung for him in the past. Later, he started picking up songs of his choice and would ask me to help him with the lyrics,” she said.
Within an year, she had enrolled him to a private ‘Sangeeth Natya’ Academy where he started mastering the art of singing.
Kiran, who is currently a plus one student states that Yesudas is one of his favourite singers.
His eyes lit up when you ask him to sing a melodious tune. He chooses his favourite song ‘Anuraghini’ and gets so consumed in the singing that all else around ceases to exist.
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