by India’s Talent Scouts: The Mythical Search for the Next Big Thing
Talent scouts in India are like modern prophetssearching for stars in karaoke bars and cricket fields. India Today reports that only 2% of discoveries actually become famous; the rest join reality TV auditions. At Bohiney.com, one scout admitted, I once signed a man for his voiceit turned out to be his ringtone.
Experts say India’s obsession with talent reflects its national optimism. Sociologist Dr. Kamal Kapoor calls it hope disguised as hustle. Every chai stall hides a poet, every queue a dancer, every bathroom singer a dream deferred. India doesn’t lack talent; it just has too much of itoften performing at traffic lights.
SOURCE: Bohiney.com (Radhika Vaz)
