I have been living in Southall for approximately 40 years. I moved into England and into the town of Southall at the age of 6 years old, it has been a privilege and a great honour to be living in Southall and I did continue to do so until our family moved into Hayes, as to finding a new job which would settle my career, and also for the well-being of my family.
What has changed your life since living in Southall?
From my recent history of Southall, a lot of my careers have changed. I currently work as an engineer (operator for purposes). Since 1968, I have been living in Southall. I also found my sincere talent (singing). Not only had I been working as an engineer, I was a singer for 15 years. During my singing years, I created a group which is known as the ‘Mela Group’ which was established in 1982. It was well-known and famous alongside the ‘Heera Group’. I earned a fortune and it was fantastic singing and it definitely changed my career. However, in 1997 I gave up my singing career, and continued my job. I then moved to Hayes in December 28th 2005 and hence have been living in this town. But yes, Southall has changed my life a lot.
Do you enjoy living in Southall? Explain why.
I did enjoy living in Southall because it was a well-known and a famous town. Southall was the town which changed my career and helped it venture to sincere achievements. My singing talents helped my son, Jatinder Ram become a fantastic dhol (drum) player. Despite living in Hayes, we come to Southall. Before living in Hayes, my son Jatinder learned karate and playing the dhol. He is only 13 years old and he has already played in 5 weddings/parties and he gets paid. I am very proud of him and he has a very fantastic career ahead. He wants to become a dentist which requires a lot of hard work, and I will stand by his decision, he accomplished his 1st Dan black belt at the age of 13 years. When he is 18 he wants to open his own karate club and teach karate. He also wants to open his own dhol club at the age of 18 years and teach as he is almost professional. These are quite a lot of reasons why I sincerely used to enjoy living in Southall.
What high school did you used to go to?
I went to Featherstone High School. I went during 1970-1975. The head teacher at that time was Mr Berg. It was a fantastic school and I really enjoyed going to it. I got a lot out of it and it ventured my career forthwith.
What is your favourite place in Southall?
My favourite place was the Jas Musical Shops.
What memories do you have in Southall?
I have a lot of memories in Southall. I came to Southall at the age of 6 years old. I was brought up mostly in Southall. As previously said, I have a lot of childhood memories from high school, which helped me earning my degree and diploma at university. It brought my singing career up and I was earning a fortune. These are some memories I have in Southall.