2Blue

THE BOY FROM AGARTALA​

In the 2016 sequel to 'Rock On,' Purab Kohli asks about the lead singer of Vayu. Now that's a scene many young adults replayed many times. They were mostly doctors and engineers from India and the UAE who were born in the '80s and raised on indie rock. Why did they replay the scene? Because that lead singer is not a fictional character. He is someone they grew up knowing as Tirthankar Poddar, or mononymously as 2Blue, the boy from Agartala who left home and quit his job to headline their college festival.

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THE PLACE HE MADE​

2Blue is not just a great singer. With his no-holds-barred attitude, galvanizing eloquence, and militant-like voice, he is a muscular statement like a raised fist. So when Bumblefoot of Guns N' Roses, George Lynch of Dokken, and Paul Di'Anno of Iron Maiden performed in India, they did so with 2Blue, Other accolades? 'Best Band' at Hungama, India and 'Song Of The Year' at AVIMA, Asia. And having played Judas in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and Yudhishthira in 'Jaya: The Victory,' 2Blue didn't just find a place. He made one.

AND HIS 'DANCE WITH INFINITY'​

2Blue's much-awaited new album is coming soon. For doctors and engineers from India and the UAE, it is emotional. Because 2Blue is the one they laughed and cried with when they were young. He is who they spoke with on MySpace and Orkut when they needed a friend. And over the years, he is who they grew old with: the lead singer of Vayu who went solo, the boy from Agartala who left home and quit his job to headline their college festival. Someday, somewhere, they will dance with their little ones and brush shoulders with Purab Kohli. And their t-shirts will flaunt the new album title, 'DANCE WITH INFINITY.'

After all, nothing inspires fiction quite like reality.