Ernest Ignatius an Anglo-Indian born in Goa, composed this song in 1969.
In the 60s Radio Ceylon, later to become the Sri Lanka Broadcasting
Corporation, with its powerful transmitter would play the latest English pop
songs and they would become instant hits all over South Asia. Artists from
Cool.
—Venantius
I Married a Female Wrestler... the story behind the song
Joan Tellis-Fegradoe gives her insight into the issue and a song whose
origins are a bit unclear.
https://youtu.be/toEcx6VdZCM
Aditya Sharma, on his battle to write...
Fighting the odds, this writer from smalltown India talks about his
This song was popular during my younger days. Just found out today that Ernest
Igantius was born in Goa and trained as an actor in Madras. He is also a
musician and a singer. He performed as a cabaret artist for 12 years in
hotels and clubs all over in India and also featured in a Dave Brubeck's
Maybe the misconception of it being a Goan song came from Usha Uthrup
singing it in the movie Bombay to Goa. The song was favourite with fans of
Radio Ceylon, but other Indians may have not known its origin. It was only
after it hit the airwaves with the release of the movie it became a rage,
