Surendra Man Singh is a man who doesn't need an introduction. He and his team have given a big contribution to Nepalese music industry. Today his band "Karma Band" is regarded as one of the most established band in Nepal. Here is a short gossip with Surendra Man Singh with one of our journalist "Raj Chettri".

Raj Chettri: Have you taken any kind of formal vocal trainings?
Surendra: No, I haven't taken any kind of formal vocal trainings from any teachers or institutions. I learned to climb these steps of music from the elders of my locality. It's there suggestion that had encouraged me to move ahead in this field.

Raj Chettri:  What was the reason why your first album didn't did well in the market?
Surendra: Yeh! I agree that our first album didn't did well like our other albums. The way to music world was new to us thus we felt difficulty in knocking its door. Our first album was composed of jazz and blues, which was regarded new in the industry thus we we had some difficulty in marketing That time there weren’t many medias that would help us to market our album on the market.

Raj Chettri: We heard that S.M.S. sold out more than any of your albums. In your view, what was the main reason for its popularity?
Surendra: Well, from my view point the albums was packed with good songs and the view of ours and the public was same regarding the songs. They liked it and it became a commercial hit.

Raj Chettri: Is there any logic behind the naming of your brand "Karma"?
Surendra: There was a lot of hard work that we energized in the formation of the band and the songs. We had to work till late night for all this. So, we thought we did our karma by the effort we had put on our work, like the reeyaz for our songs. So, this way we thought to brand our band as "Karma".

Raj Chettri: Do you direct your music video yourself?
Surendra: Yes I do direct some of my music video, but that doesn't mean that I visualize all my songs. Some of the visual are made by the production house and we do take assist from them to improve the quality of our music video. Till now our seven music videos have hit the market.

Raj Chettri: which one is your favorite music video among these seven?
Surendra: The visual of "Supari Dana" which is included in my latest album is the favorite music video of mine. The visual of this song fits in the rhythm of the song we have composed. This music video will create the fragrance of romance on the frame of public mind.

Raj Chettri: Do you choose the models for the visual by yourself?
Surendra: Yes, this is a fact that I choose my models myself. Till now for all the visual I have selected the models.

Raj Chettri: What are the attributes a model need to posses from your viewpoint?
Surendra: For me a model need to look good, should be able to put the needed expression on the demanded scene and should be educated. An educated person knows how to behave according to the condition as s/he is career oriented. They know what's good for them and will act accordingly.

Raj Chettri: On the contrary, we see lot of girls that used to work on the dance restaurant are now entering the world of glam or modeling. So, what is your viewpoint regarding this?
Surendra: I am positive toward this. Working in the Dance restaurant is a personal thing and if they want to show there talent in the modeling then it's fine with me. I think this trend should be taken in a positive way rather than in a negative way.

Raj Chettri: Do you get any kind of love proposal from your fans? If you do from what media you usually get it from?
Surendra: First of all, my male fans outnumber the ladies fan and I do get love proposal from some of my fan. I get it through sms, phone and mails. The reason behind the male fans is due to the songs that we sing. Our songs are basically of Rock and jazz genre and these kinds of songs are liked more by males then females.

Raj Chettri: What is your view regarding the politics of our country?
Surendra: Politics is must for governing a country but it shouldn't be done in a way our politicians are doing right now.

Raj Chettri: Who is your favorite personality in the horizon of politics?
Surendra: For me, it will always be Ganesh Man.

Raj Chettri: What's your view point regarding present condition of our country?
Surendra :  If the strikes and collision between different groups continues then I feel in the coming days we will face big problems. The country may go on tribal or civil war?

Raj Chettri: Is there any message that you want to give to our politicians, public and officials of our country?
Surendra: I just hope that people will get aware about the present condition of our country and stops all the jam and bandhs that different people are conducting in the country. People from all sectors should unite together and move the country forward.

Raj Chettri: Have you heard the name of our website thikthak.com?
Surendra: Yes I have and I do visit your site.

Raj Chettri: What kind of experience do you get by visiting our site?
Surendra: I feel it’s the cocktail of information and entertainment. I appreciate the success that the site is getting in the World Wide Web as it is regarded as one of the top site of Nepal.

Raj Chettri: Any suggestion for our site?
Surendra: First of all I would like to give "Congratulation" on the success of the site. Please keep up your good work and thank you for the interview

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Facts About Surendra Man Singh
Name Surendra Man Singh
Birth Place Kritipur
Birth Date 2nd Jan
Band Name Karma
URL http://www.karma.com.np
Total No of Albums Four
Total No. of Concert given More than 150
Demanded price per concert Usually more than 50,000 rupees
Favorite Personality Nelson Mandela
Favorite Place Nepal
Favorite Color Blue, Black, Brown, Green
Best Actress Manisha Koirala
Happy moment Shooting for the song of “Hukka” album
Sad Moment When our friend’s (Drummer) mother died


Interviewed By
Raj Chettri               ( Note www.thikthak.com and www.nepalirocks.com are joint Family)