Music, movies & books keeping Murmu busy
The lockdown caught Chandrani Murmu off guard. The MP from Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency got stuck in New Delhi and couldn’t return home. But she is making the most of her time.
In Delhi with her mother, uncle and aunty, she is passing her time watching films, reading and ensuring the situation is safe back in her constituency.
“We are inside the house following the government’s lockdown rule. We are taking all necessary precautions like using mask, maintaining social distance to beat the virus,” said Murmu over phone from Delhi.
She is fond of reading and this lockdown has given her ample time to indulge herself. “I am spending a lot of time reading – from books to articles in newspapers and social media,” she said.
Then there’s music and movies. “I like listening to music, mostly from the 1990s and 2000s. Her current favourites are Arjit Singh and Shreya Ghosal. Besides, she likes songs sung by Kishore Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik,” the 27-year-old MP said.
As far as movies are concerned, she is not an action buff, but likes comedies. “I am watching Hera Pheri again. Paresh Rawal was simply outstanding,” she said.
Though she can’t read the Santali language, she watches a lot of music videos in Santali.
Murmu doesn’t like to cook and is more comfortable having ‘pakhala’. “During summer, it tastes even better,” she quipped.
She keeps enquiring about the situation in her constituency and tells people back there to be careful. She is also utilising her time finishing some pending work. Murmu loves to paint and this would have been an ideal time to start all over again. “But due to the lockdown I could not get hold of painting material,” she said.
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