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“There was an occasion when Balamma came to Bombay to
perform at Patkar Hall on Peddar Road. When my parents went backstage to
meet her she said, ‘I am so hungry. Can you please take me to your
house? I feel like having pongal and gotsu.’ Ameer Khan was also there
and expressed his desire to join Balamma. My mother rushed back home to
prepare pongal. The late-night dinner was followed by Ameer Khan’s
singing and Balamma doing her abhinaya and singing along. It was bliss.”
(Aruna Sairam in ‘Aruna Sairam on lessons learnt from great gurus’ by Chitra Mahesh, The Friday Hindu Review, Dec 9, 2016)
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