A song for our times: Will people come together only till our troubles are gone?

‘Destruction on a catastrophic scale’ is how apocalypse is defined. And what if we are on the verge of it? Former Indian Tennis player Somdev Dev Varman wondered what it would be like in a song that he posted on social media. Listen to the song here:

If I was stuck in an apocalypse

What would I do

Would I hide in a corner,

Would I stand my ground,

If I was stuck in an apocalypse

How would I be

Would those little things still bother me

Will the people come together, will they go

Above and beyond

Till our troubles are gone

But only till our troubles are gone

If I was stuck in an apocalypse

What would I eat

Would I still be a vegan if I couldn’t find

Anything but meat…

Dev Varman, originally from Guwahati, has settled in Chennai. The 35 year-old tennis pro retired in 2017. The Arjuna and Padma Shri award winner tied the knot with Mumbai girl Shiwali last year.

Somdev had created history by becoming the first Indian to win the men’s singles tennis event at

the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and followed it up with both men’s singles and doubles gold in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

With musical concerts cancelled in the wake of the lockdown in India and large parts of the world, musicians, both professional and amateurs, have begun live streaming on various platforms including Facebook to help people listen to the live music at home.

T.M. Krishna is also playing solo on Sunday and the performance will be livestreamed to the audience who buy access to it. The performance is in lieu of a concert that was cancelled. Listen to the maestro for the details here: