Talent
Following His Passion Jatinder Mahuana
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orn to a Punjabi Teacher’s House in a small Village,Jatinder Mahuana had a passion for listening and singing Punjabi songs since a very young age. He used to listen & sing songs of Punjabi legends Gurdas Mann & Kuldeep Manak on his uncle;s tape recorder all the time. He was also a big fan of the Lyricists Hardev Dilgir (Dev Tharike Wala),Surjit Patar and Shiv Kumar Batalvi in his younger days and would read their poetry all the time. He completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from SBCCET Ferozepur and then proceeded on to do M.B.A. from UTS Sydney Australia in 2005 and settled there after completing his studies. In his college days he would often be seen scribbling poetry, songs and
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would be heard singing along in hostels, corridors and small or large gatherings of friends. After coming to Australia he had a thought of pursuing his dream of becoming a singer after getting through the initial struggles of a foreign country and getting settled. However as time would have it that small delay became a large one and he never actively inquired or tried to pursue it. He would still write some meaningful and beautiful lyrics in his free time and then just put it aside thinking the world had outgrown from nice write-ups and songs. In 2020 he posted a poem on the plight of International Students in Australia because of the lockdown which touched a lot of hearts in Australia and around the world. Gurpreet Brar
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