With the second wave of Coronavirus crisis ebbing, the after-effects of the shutdown have started to come to the fore. Singer Palak Muchhal, who uses her live musical shows to raise money for underprivileged children, reveals that surgeries of over 400 kids are pending ever since the channel of money got disrupted, with no live music shows happening.

“I feel responsible about their surgeries. In fact, every night, when I go to sleep, I have this sense of responsibility and accountability, because there are more than 400 kids in my waiting list, and a few of them are really serious,” shares Muchhal, recalling how their parents are “desperate and helpless” at the moment.

The 29-year-old shares how when the live show chord got cut, she logged in to social media to fill in the void. “I thought if there are no concerts, then how will I help these children. And then online concerts started. Now, I’ve been performing almost every alternate day. Slowly kids are getting operated. I’ve to say that the adaptation from live concerts to online concerts helped,” she says.

While online gigs are gaining momentum, nothing can be compared to live shows, Muchhal maintains. “I’m really looking forward to performing live on stage live. That would be the first thing that I would do once things get more normal,” she admits.

Meanwhile, she’s glad that her “philanthropy work and music” are interconnected. “Earlier, we were able to sponsor one surgery after a show. Ever since my songs started coming in films, the concert rates are rising; we can now sponsor 14 or 15 heart surgeries with one performance,” she concludes.