My faith in the purity of music is reaffirmed: Mahesh Kale

After bagging the National Award for best playback singer, disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, Mahesh Kale is in a blissful mood.
He explains his happiness: ���Being a trained classical singer, my faith in the purity of music is reaffirmed; after all, no recognition can be bigger than a National Award.��� An engineer, and a technocrat who is forever upgrading his management skills via various educational courses, Mahesh stays in San Francisco for long durations.He says: ���I have always felt that you can take a man away from India, but you can���t take India away from him. This equation of staying away is quite dynamic. Of late, however, I have spent a lot of time in India.���
The singer, who has got the National Award for a number in Subodh Bhave���s directorial debut Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, doesn���t want to ponder over any criticism that usually comes in the wake of a National Award. ���This is a happy moment and I don���t want to think about negative things. I honestly feel there will be no controversy about my getting a National Award because I have received an overwhelming response from my fraternity.��� As a singer, he has mostly opted for puritanical renditions. But now, is he ready for a Bollywood chartbuster or even an item song? Without a moment���s hesitation, he replies: ���I am a devotee of good music. If any form of music appeals to me, be it Bollywood or world music, I would love to go for it!���