An aged patient, with a tube attached to his nose, was among the several patients in rapt attention as the weekly ‘arts and medicine’ programme of the Kochi Biennale Foundation and the Mehboob Memorial Orchestra was under way at the Government General Hospital here on Wednesday. The singer on stage was Sali Basheer, an assistant sub inspector with the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (Central Range) in Ernakulam. Mr. Basheer is an active participant in events related to palliative care.

He opened the musical session with Kuri varachalum kurishu varachalum…, a secular devotional piece, and went on to sing several evergreen Malayalam and Hindi songs solo and together with philanthropist-engineer Mony T.K., who sings in the street to mobilise funds for charity; law student Sahala Shamsu, and her father Shamsudheen Sahib, a social worker.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kochi / by Special Correspondent / Kochi – February 14th, 2019