Musician performing to fund wife's treatment goes viral

New Delhi: India is a country filled with talent but sadly a lot of artists and musicians go unnoticed and are either forced to look for alternate professions or live a life filled with struggles. While foreign tourists were seen performing in Pushkar to raise money due to the cash crunch, a musician from Kolkata struck a chord with netizens.

The violinist named Swapan Sett has been trying to raise money for his wife’s cancer treatment by travelling across the country and playing in public spaces. But support came pouring in for Sett when a close aide of former president APJ Abdul Kalam, Srijan Pal Singh shared a video of Sett playing in Delhi’s Connaught Place.

The video went viral on the internet with 23 thousand shares so far, and was followed by several users asking for Sett’s bank account details to help, as Singh also shared Sett’s mobile number in case people wanted to get in touch.

Sett is also a talented painter and had been selling his work everywhere he went, while many people did mention having met him at different locations in Jaipur and Dehradun. The 72-year-old doesn’t beg for money but plays music and sells his CDs for money.

Sett’s wife has been suffering from cancer for the past 14 years and is getting treatment in Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital.