Shreya Ghoshal remembers 3-hour long bus rides in Rajasthan’s heat for singing lessons as a kid

Bollywood superstar singer Shreya Ghoshal was left emotional when the Indian Idol stage brought her a special surprise during her birthday weekThe special episode celebrating the timeless music of Mohammed Rafi and Mukesh in the presence of legendary composer Pyarelal Sharma turned even more heartfelt as the show united Shreya with her Guru who laid the foundation of her impeccable singingAs the episode began host Aditya Narayan read out a letter that Shreya Ghoshal had written to her first Guru Mahesh Chandra Sharma when she was a kidThe letter read ldquoNamaste aasha karti hoon ki aap sab wahan kushal hain Abhi bhi yahan meri shastriya shiksha shuru nahi ho payi hai Papa abhi achhe guru se sampark karne ki koshish kar rahe hain Yahan aane ke baad main kuch dino tak Kalyan ji Uncle ke paas sikhne jaa rahi thi par iss beech mujhe jaundice ho gaya jis wajah se main dedh mahine unke paas nahi jaa paayi Aur main roz aapke sikhaye hue ragon ka riyaaz karti hoon Aap mera bhaktipurn pranam lijiyega Aapki ashirwadakanshi Shreya GhoshalrdquoListening to a heartfelt memory from her early musical journey Shreya Ghoshal replied I wrote this letter years ago to my Guruji Mahesh Chandra SharmaJust then a voice from behind surprised everyone on the set It was Shreyarsquos beloved Guruji himselfResponding to the letter Mahesh Chandra Sharma said ldquoUs waqt toh main is khat ka jawab nahi de paaya lekin aaj zaroor dena chahta hoon Log toh Guruji ke naam se shishya ko pehchante hain lekin mujhe iss baat ka garv hai ki mujhe log Shreya ke naam se pehchante hainrdquoOverwhelmed with emotion Shreya came on the stage and touched the feet of her GurujiThe episode also revisited Shreyarsquos early musical journeySharing memories of her childhood training days she said ldquoBohot garmi hoti thi Rajasthan mein Ek bus hoti thi jismein doteen ghante ka safar hota tha aur jungle paar karke aana padta thardquoShe added ldquoBus station se ek mod aata tha phir right lena padta tha phir aapka ghar aata tha Aur jab woh ghar dikhta tha tab mujhe lagta tha ki yeh mandir hairdquoAdding to the emotional moment her Guru ji gifted her a diary where he had documented every lesson and composition he had curated over the years by himselfWhile presenting the diary he said Meri jitni bandishein shuru se lekar aakhri class tak ki hain main yeh book tumhare liye lekar aaya hoon Mere toh saare jeevan ki kamai hai yehrdquoReceiving the gift a teary eyed Shreya bowed down to seek her Gurujirsquos blessingsMoved by the heartfelt gesture he then requested her to sing the song lsquoBairi Piyarsquo from the film DevdasHonouring his request Shreya delivered a melodious rendition in his presenceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever