Vires versus virus in the second wave

Since the beginning of the pandemic, two singers have been supporting light-music performers through a charity sustained by live shows on Facebook. The initiative has undergone a major change, in fact ‘100 Changes’

“Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders” — Hey Jude, The Beatles. It is tempting to add to that timeless exhortation from Lennon-McCartney. Yielding to that audacious temptation, here it is: Just bear the burdens of those within your immediate circle of influence. Two Chennai-based singers — Vinod Venugopal, frontman of the light-music orchestra Alaapana that specialises in retro music; and playback singer Reshmi George — seem to concur with the latter wisdom, putting it into action with a live show on Facebook, “Vires” (‘Vi’ for Vinod and ‘res’ for Reshmi).