Can the indie pop phenomenon of the ’90s ever be repeated?
Live MintIt was the year 1995 when singer Alisha Chinai introduced us to a princess who had travelled the world—Japan, Russia, Australia, America—looking for love. The indie pop scene was more than just about gender, finding an equal voice as the West or finding new identity in a new world. In India, the lyrics of indie pop represented the hopes of the youth—freedom to love anyone, freedom to be, freedom to not be judged for the choices one made. The era of Indie music coincided with that of Archie’s and Hallmark cards, of coaching centres, of youth from small towns moving to the big cities in search of opportunities, of swanky new cafes, and of the first few foreign stints. The death of indie pop and the changes in the larger social landscape affected what the Indian youth was consuming.
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