Youth make musical videos while cleaning houses

We are students and cannot offer any financial assistance to affected families. But we are lending a helping hand to people in our neighbourhood

Kiran, PR & Advertising student

We see the distress and agony on people’s faces as they pick through the rubble in their own house. We try to cheer them up with some music and fun

Shefin, customer relation officer

kottayam — Four youngsters in Kerala are bringing some cheer to flood-hit families by creating musical videos while cleaning up houses voluntarily.

PR & Advertising students Kiran and Libin, MBA student Unnikrishnan and a customer relation officer Shefin – all in their early 20s – are behind this unique initiative to help families relax while dealing with the mud and slush in their damaged houses.

“We are students and cannot offer any financial assistance to affected families. But we are lending a helping hand to people in our neighbourhood,” said Kiran.

The short musical videos and dubsmash uploaded by the team feature them in action while scrubbing, mopping and wiping muddy floors and walls in different houses. “It is an uphill task to clean up the houses that are badly affected by flood. We try to make the cleaning process a little easier by singing and jamming,” said Kiran.

The young men said their simple initiative is also meant to relax families who are struggling to come to terms with the loss and damage to their properties.

“We see the distress and agony on people’s faces as they pick through the rubble in their own house. We try to cheer them up with some music and fun,” said Shefin.

“We are all movie buffs and even have a production team called ‘Teatime Talkies.’

We want to do our little bit to help people heal through music,” he added.