“I used to speak colloquial Hindi like everyone else around me in the city, but only when I started writing verses in my native language did I realise how rich the Awadhi Bhojpuri tradition is.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/maharashtrian-dhol-tasha-takes-centrestage-in-a-concert-featuring-a-jugalbandi-with-multi-lingual-street-rap-and-carnatic-classical-vocal-percussion-konnakol