Song on Millets featuring PM Modi gets nominated for a Grammy award

A song on Millets which was produced in collaboration with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated under Best Global Music Performance category for Grammy awards 2024.

PM Modi collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger. The 'Abundance in Millets' song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah, was released on June 16 across streaming platforms.

The year 2023 has been designated as the 'International Year of Millets' after a proposal for it was brought forward by India and endorsed by Members of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Governing Bodies, as well as by the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly.


Others nominated are Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily for "Shadow Forces", Burna Boy for "Alone", Davido for "Feel", Silvana Estrada for "Milagro Y Disastre", Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia for "Pashto", Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas for "Todo Colores".

The year 2023 has been designated as the "International Year of Millets", after a proposal for it was brought forward by India and endorsed by the members of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) governing bodies as well as the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly.