Who Is Palak Muchhal? The Singer Building A Hospital For The Poor

Playback singer Palak Muchhal is all set to begin the construction of a hospital where treatment for the underprivileged will be done free of cost.

Taking to her social media handles, Muchhal announced, "Elated to share with you that my dream of building a hospital is taking a concrete shape, where treatment will be given free of cost to those who can't afford the medical care. The construction work is stepping into the next stage... need your blessings". Her fans have all appreciated her for her move.

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— Palak Muchhal (@palakmuchhal3) May 6, 2021

Everything we know about Palak Muchhal

1. Palak Mucchal is a playback singer who predominately sings for Bollywood movies. She is well known for raising funds for poverty-stricken children in need of financial assistance for the treatment of heart diseases. She started contributing towards the cause since her childhood by putting up stage shows. Her charity organisation is known as 'Palak Muchhal Heart Foundation'. Muchhal has now reached the milestone of 21 years of saving lives and has reportedly helped more than 2000 children with their heart surgeries.
2. Muchhal's social service has been recognised by the Government of India and other public institutions through different honours and awards. She has also secured a place in the Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of world records for her achievements in social work.
3. At the age of four, Muchhal became a member of a group of young singers, Kalyanji-Anandji Little Star. At the age of 7, she spent a week singing at shops in Indore, her hometown to raise funds for the families of the Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War. In the same year, she reportedly used her musical talent to help the victims of the 1999 Odisha cyclone.
4. Since the year 2000, Muchhal has travelled extensively in India and abroad for her charity show called Dil Se Dil Tak in Hindi and as 'Save Little Hearts' in English. On average, she sings about 40 songs in each of the shows which range from popular Bollywood songs to Ghazals and Bhajans. 
5. Palak can sing in 17 languages. These include Hindi, Sanskrit, Odia, Assamese, Rajasthani, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi and so on.
6. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the singer has resorted to extending a helping hand towards the sufferers by providing them with the necessary resources such as ventilators, ICU beds, Remdesivir etc. In a recent

   Please mail the details on palakmuchhalfoundation@gmail.com https://t.co/tgMEG2WT5a

   — Palak Muchhal (@palakmuchhal3) May 6, 2021 a user requested the singer to arrange a ventilator for a patient in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Soon, she asked him to mail all the details to her foundation. Similarly, when actor Swastika Mukherjee

   It’s getting arranged.. https://t.co/PQJWxGXVLV

   — Palak Muchhal (@palakmuchhal3) May 6, 2021 for an urgent need of A negative blood for singer Arijit Singh's mother, Muchhal said, "It's being arranged". The Chahun Main Ya Na singer also offered to arrange an ICU bed for COVID positive patient with low Oxygen saturation and lung infection. She was eventually informed that the patient was in a better condition.

Hi Palak, the patient is better now, doctors have suggested to keep him at home under intense observation. Just had a call with patient’s daughter. Thank you so much, we will keep you posted about this case 🙏

— Vishalakshi Foundation (@VishalakshiF) May 5, 2021

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