Popular music director Bappi Lahiri has been appointed the
goodwill ambassador of UNESCO Nepal's 'Education For All' in a unique honour.The
Chief Patron of National Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Association of
Nepal, Vinod Khetawat, said he appreciated the hit song maker's gesture."We
feel Bappi Lahiri's words will be accorded the highest importance as Nepal has
always held the singer in high esteem. We are glad he accepted our
proposal," Khetawat said.
Lahiri told media he felt honoured by the appointment and
was glad to know that his compositions were liked by the people of Nepal.
"Every child should be given the right to education.
Literacy is the foundation stone on which developing nations will grow and
emerge. I am positive that my words will make a difference in the lives of
millions of children."
Lahiri, also known as 'disco king' for the hit music he had
composed for a Hindi film 'Disco Dancer' and other movies in the late 80s, has
given tunes to over 5,000 songs in over 500 films in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil,
Telugu, Malayalam,Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Assamese and
Odiya.The music director recently joined politics. Last month he was inducted
into the BJP by party chief Rajnath Singh.
