Corporate Emcee for D.P. Singh sir: Deputy Managing Director, SBI Mutual Fund

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A spontaneous Bhangra request turned a serious investor-awareness stage into a space where every investor felt seen and heard. 🎥

Investor education sessions are usually filled with charts, product notes and compliance lines, but this room in Mumbai asked for something more human from its event emcee: the courage to let a little joy onto the stage. While speakers unpacked risk, retirement and long-term planning, my role was to keep the bridge open between expert insight and everyday investors so that no one felt intimidated by the language of finance.

The turning point came when Singh sir finished his address and a voice from the audience called out, “Sir, I have one request. Now that you have mentioned Bhangra, please teach us how to Bhangra!” In that moment, the room looked to the corporate emcee to decide whether the request would be brushed aside or honoured with grace. We chose to lean into it, inviting Singh sir to share just one simple step, keeping the mood respectful, light and perfectly in tune with the dignity of the platform.

As he laughed and replied that he was not a professional, the audience relaxed; they had permission to be learners again. My work as an emcee host was to hold that permission gently—to signal that questions, hesitations and even playful requests were welcome, as long as they moved the room closer to genuine understanding. The brief burst of Bhangra on stage was not entertainment for its own sake; it was a cue that investors could bring their whole selves to the conversation, not just their portfolios.

What stayed with me was how quickly the energy shifted once the first request was voiced. The same people who had been quietly taking notes a few minutes earlier now leaned in with smiles, phones half-lowered, present in the moment rather than hiding behind their screens. This is where anchors for events carry an invisible responsibility: to turn unscripted audience courage into shared memory, without losing the seriousness of the subject or the credibility of the organisers.

Walking off stage, I was reminded that in a city like Mumbai, where time is scarce and attention is expensive, being seen as the best emcee in mumbai is less about flawless delivery and more about creating a space where even a Bhangra step can support financial confidence. The applause that followed was not for me; it was for an ecosystem that allowed investors to learn, laugh and leave with both clarity and comfort.

Full video from this session captures how one playful request helped transform a technical investor meeting into a room-wide lesson in trust and participation that organisers can build on in future editions.

Thank you to the Network FP team for inviting me to Mumbai as part of Network FP: India’s largest Investor Awareness Program, and for trusting the stage to hold both serious insight and spontaneous joy. My gratitude also to Singh sir and every participant who brought their questions, humility and dance moves to the conversation.

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