Suraj Mani- The one who recaptured Guwahatiians’ imagination through ‘The Tattva Trip’

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TNT Y! | March 21, 2019

Suraj Mani is a name that needs no introduction in the Indian independent music community. Returning from a long hiatus, the former Motherjane frontman and vocalist has already started recapturing the imagination of fans especially in the light of his recent performance at Guwahati's Drift Music Festival with his new band, The Tattva Trip, featuring guitarist Navin Thomas, bassist Harshit Misra and Drummer Jeoraj Stanley George on drums.

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As part of his fresh start in music, Suraj is not just reclaiming his status as the Singing Sensei but he also aims to address a number of social issues through the medium of art in order to act as a catalyst towards bringing change. With Lok Sabha polls just around the corner, he has started a campaign to highlight the importance of voting which is centered on a music video to be released shortly.

"A lot of people in India travel all around the country and work. Even I, when I first started working in Bangalore had to go all the way to Kerala to vote, which I did for a couple of times but I know how difficult it is to do something like that. I then saw this campaign on lost votes which says that you should be able to vote no matter where you are in India, I actually liked that idea and that's what led to this." Says Suraj talking about the conception of the song.

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"It is an infrastructural request, an appeal to the government to provide an infrastructure as well as an appeal to the citizens not to lose that opportunity to vote. We actually have one lost vote per person, and to let go of that is to let go of the entire country one by one. I don't think democracy lets us down, I think we let down democracy."

Speaking about his comeback, he adds "Ihave gone through a lot having succeeded through one band and having let it go,but I've never been somebody who has shied away from a hard thing in life so,I'm doing it."

With their rock musical, Mindstreet, which highlights mental health garnering huge acclaim, Suraj Mani and The Tattva Trip are about to embark on a one of a kind countrywide tour.

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