A nightingale flies back Shunashir Sen shunashir. sen@ mid- day. com What does a singer do when her mentor u2014 the person who hand- held her and made her a star, who had such a hold over her that he forced her into a contract that barred her from singing with anyone else for 20 whole years u2014 suddenly abandons her, packs his bags, and flies off to Dubai? Feel a sense of betrayal thatu2019s tinged with helpless anger, youu2019d suppose.

u201c But I didnu2019t feel any of that,u201d says Lorna Cordeiro, the u2018 Nightingale of Goau2019, when we ask her about the time Chris Perry, her musical benefactor, left abruptly for the Middle East in the 1970s, leaving her hands tied with the repressive contract he had made her sign.