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| A YouTube screen grab of Tumpa Kumari (Video below) |
Staff correspondent, August 20, 2015, NewsCrunch
Jharkhand's visually impaired singing sensation Tumpa Kumari seems to have found a guru - the renowned singer Hariharan.
The Quint reports that Hariharan saw the Tumpa Kumari video, which had gone viral, and took the initiative to train her.
But the report is not clear if she would be a full-time student of Hariharan. There is also no information on how long she would stay in Mumbai and who is bearing her expenses at the moment.
The Quint also published a video of Tumpa Kumari performing her famous Aashiqui 2 song, Sun Raha Hai Na Tu, and with Hariharan nodding in approval.
It was the same song, which had gone viral and turned Tumpa Kumari into a YouTube star.
Many had offered to help the impoverished girl, who was at a Ranchi welfare home Brajkishore Netraheen Balika Vidyalay.
Most significantly, Zee TV had come forward to ensure that she received good training in music.
Tumpa Kumari lost both her parents at an early age. She has an elder sister, who had to start working at 14 to make a living.