A special song promoting the benefits of millets has been nominated for the 2022 Grammy Awards under the Best Global Music Performance category. The song, titled “Abundance in Millets,” features Indian-American singer Falu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The song is performed by Falguni Shah, popularly known by her stage name Falu, and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah.
Under the best global music performance category, “Falu and Gaurav Shah (featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi) – Abundance in Millets” has made it to the nominations.
The “Abundance in Millets” track featuring Modi was released in June in celebration of the “International Year of Millets”. “Prime Minister Modi has written a song with me and my husband Gaurav Shah,” Falu had said ahead of the song’s release earlier this year.
The song was created to raise awareness regarding the super grain as another potential key to minimising world hunger, according to a statement on Falu’s website.