Hariharan, a 13-year-old student from Hyderabad has made it to the Wonder Book of Records by playing 20 songs in three different languages on the keyboard for 30 minutes blindfolded. He was awarded by renowned music directors Venugopalachari and Anup Rubens.
Speaking to IANS, South India Chief Coordinator of the Wonder Book of Records named Dr G. Swarna Sree, said, “he played 20 songs in 30 minutes and that too with a blindfold. In fact, he completed this in 29 minutes and 19 seconds.
Hariharan’s mother Aruna Tumma said in an interview that she was extremely proud of her child’s achievement, “Every child will have some hidden talent. It’s for parents to identify the talent and encourage them.” Former minister and special representative of Telangana in Delhi, S. Venugopala Chary, who presented the certificate to Hariharan, was all praise for the boy and said he has made Telangana proud.
He studies at the Gitanjali Devshala and has been learning the keyboard for the past 5 years. He started a YouTube channel during the lockdown called “Chill with Hariharan” which now has 3000 + subscribers and over 50,000 views. He had recently posted a tribute to the late Sushant Singh Rajput. He also plays chess in his free time.