the latest season sa re ga ma pa is on air and since its launch three weeks ago one person who has been wowing everyone with his performance is the lively mahboob saab be it on the small screen or social media he is being widely appreciated and has already amassed a sizable fan following all of 22 mahboob is visually impaired but he never let it become an impediment in his life ldquoi was born blind but music became my window to the world even as a child i used to hum film songs that played on the radio once i turned nine an uncle who is also a music teacher did a voice test for me he declared me good enough to pursue it full time and i joined an ashram in davangere to learn musicrdquo shares mahboob his forte is hindustani classical music and it became such a passion that he even passed up going to school preferring to dedicate all his time to the craft ldquomy guru putraju is visuallyimpaired too but he is clearly one of the best teachers i could have got hersquod wake us up at 4 am to practise our music and it is his dedication that has brought me such a long wayrdquo says he so how did a traditional music lover like him find himself on a reality show like sa re ga ma pa ldquomusic has no boundaries i have been following all the seasons of sa re ga ma pa and every time i heard a contestant sing my mind and soul would come alive with various emotions music has the ability to touch you in indescribable ways i had made up my mind a long time ago to participate in this show but due to certain constraints i couldnrsquot make it earlier irsquom so glad that irsquove finally made it hererdquo mahboob tells us for those who may have the slightest doubt about whether him being visually impaired has ever denied him access to higher learning or opportunities mahboob says a firm no ldquofor music is all about feeling it from within i listen to it with not just my ears but my whole body it is what helps me give my performances everyone has been really encouraging and the society has never ever made me feel like i lack something and that is what irsquod like to tell fellow music lovers who may have a condition like me mdash donrsquot ever underestimate yourself you have to be able to see beyond the obvious vision has nothing to do with music put your soul into it and yoursquoll see the differencerdquo sums up mahboob who dreams of opening his own music academy one day