[Assam] Assam's Anamika Choudhary bags Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

Assam's Anamika Choudhary bags Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs
   
  Press Trust Of India
   
  New Delhi: After much anticipation and wait, 12-year-old Anamika Choudhary of Assam was named the winner of popular music reality TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs at a glittering grand finale on Saturday.
  
  "It's a great feeling. I am surprised to see the enthusiasm of the people," Anamika told PTI.
  
  A student of class seven, Anamika had started humming tracks since the age of two and since then her mother, herself a trained singer, groomed the girl.
  
  "We realise her potential and are encouraging her. The fact that Anamika was among the top three is a big achievement in itself," said her mother Subrata Choudhury.
  
  The Choudhurys are now busy receiving guests, friends and well-wishers at their home and attending felicitation functions.
   
  
  THE LI'L CHAMP: A class seven student, Anamika had started singing at the age of two.
   
  In 2006, Debojit Saha of Silchar in Assam bagged the Sa Re Ga Ma musical show with the support of the people of the state. 
  
  The volume of the votes that he garnered pipped his rival. The regional media also helped to unite the people of the state.
  
  Few months backs, Shillong lad Amit Paul also shot to fame and created frenzy among the people despite missing the Indian Idol crown by a whisker. 
   
   
  In Northeast, Debojit, Amit and now Anamika
   
  Rituraj Borthakur
Mariani (Assam), Feb 27 (PTI) First it was the 'Debojit Saha fever' in 2006. Then came the 'Amit Paul phenomenon'. And now, a teenage girl has already created yet another mass hysteria in this region as she cruised passed the initial rounds of the ongoing Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'L Champs contest.

The region may have failed to place the winner's crown on Amit Paul in Sony TV's 'Indian Idol' last year, but they are vowing to repeat the feat they achieved with Debojit Saha when the latter notched the top spot in Zee TV's 'Saregamapa Voice of India' a couple of seasons back as Anamika Choudhury prepares for the final showdown in London.

The euphoria was already palpable when Anamika landed in the state a couple of days back on a two-day visit with the Zee TV team. People gathered in thousands to accord a grand welcome to her, even as the people of her home state Assam was drumming up support for the latest singing sensation from North East.

In fact, the residents of her home town Mariani and neighbouring Jorhat are touring the state and neighbouring Meghalaya to win maximum support for the little singer.

Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who is leading the motorcycle rally, says, "We appeal to the people of NE to vote for this little budding star and establish before the nation that NE has talent in abundance." The mass frenzy surrounding Anamika was on display when she visited her home last week, with police having to be called out to control crowds during her maiden performance on home turf. PTI 

       
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