Childhood hobby to musical calling: Jalandhar vocalist charts her own path

For 20-year-old Mehak Bains, the journey into music began not in a classroom or formal training session, but in front of a television screen. Barely three-years-old, she recalled watching the Punjabi television show ‘Canteeni Mandeer’ and began singing along to its songs. A scenario that seemed like a child’s spontaneous response to music soon caught