AHMEDABAD: January 29 was the happiest day in nearly two decades for the Asrani household in Hatkeshwar — a girl child was born. And the occasion called for a big, fat celebration. So, Swara, “the little princess”, was accorded a royal welcome on Monday by her grandfather Narendra Asrani, a singer by profession.
She was brought home in a horse-drawn carriage, with a band of musicians playing dikri maari ladakvayi, lakshmi no avatar, ey soove toh raat pade ne jaage toh savaar – a lullaby made famous by ghazal singer Manhar Udhas. Interestingly, this lullaby was inspired by the original tune – dikro maaro ladakvayo – dedicated to a male child.
