Mumbai: Not everyone gets two invites to the canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa. But then, not everyone is Usha Uthup. Uthup has been a long-time supporter of Missionaries of Charity. She attended Mother’s beatification ceremony at the Vatican in 2003. At Mother’s canonization on September 4, Uthup will be aContinue Reading
Mumbai: Audiences identify Usha Uthup as the singer with the powerful voice who revolutionised pop music by performing in ethnic Indian attire — Kanjivaram silk saris, flower garlands and big bindi. However, her hometown of Kolkata is conversant with the other side of the artist’s personality. Uthup is an avidContinue Reading
KOCHI: Whenever singer Usha Uthup would perform, during the functions of the Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity, singing classic hymns like ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Abide with me’ she would also sing the 1970s hit pop song, ‘Beautiful Sunday’. “Mother Teresa liked it a lot,” says Usha. Thoughts of Mother Teresa areContinue Reading
The Vatican has scheduled Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony for September 4, Usha Uthup has been scheduled to perform there a day earlierContinue Reading