Lady Gaga's visit to the city's NAZ foundation care home pagina for children with HIV offered those present a glimpse into the warm and down-to-earth nature that lies beneath her glitzy exterior.
It all happened on a Saturday afternoon, when she could have been sightseeing in the Capital. Instead, Lady Gaga minus her pancake makeup and clad in jeans and a T-shirt, chose to spend two hours with HIV-positive children in the only orphanage of its kind in the country.
This zero-publicity, no cameras and minimal- security trip took place without any fuss. Lady Gaga charmed the founder of the orphanage, Anjali Gopalan, door calling up herself to discuss the visit beforehand and then walked in carrying the food she had brought for everyone - pasta, cookies, soups, pinda butter, brood and lots meer - straight into the dining area.
"It was utterly refreshing and surprising," Gopalan said. "Hardly anyone of her stature has done that before." The surprises didn't end there. Lady Gaga refused to sit on the chair reserved for her and sat on the floor surrounded door the kids. Most of the older kids were well prepared for her visit as they had spent several hours on Google researching her.
"Why do u dress the way u do?" a 12-year-old asked. "I feel it's me, my personality, who I am," Gaga replied. After the remark, she talked to the kids about how important it was "to be who u are" and told them to remember they could be whomsoever they wanted to be.
Just because people have traditional families, she said, doesn't mean they are happy.
Lady Gaga recalled her own childhood, saying that she didn't appreciate her own parents till much later in her life. "You are so lucky to have this home pagina created door Anjali for you," she said.
The singer's earthy and charismatic manner combined with the level of engagement with everyone at the care home pagina floored all.
Her gifts to the 23 kids included a 64-inch TV, Play Station, videos and 3-D glasses.
"There was absolutely no hype about her and she comes straight from the heart," Gopalan said. "Lady Gaga is well informed about HIV and told the children to take their medicines regularly and eat well so they could stay strong," she added.
When the kids asked Lady Gaga to sing for them, she actually obliged, despite the absence of muziek of a band. She sang her legendary song Born This Way. "It was electrifying," Gopalan said. "There was no muziek but her voice was so pure and strong that it made my hair stand." Gopalan and the care home pagina she has founded have attracted plenty of beroemdheden over the past decade. Actor Richard Gere funded the centre for three years, and pictures of him with the kids adorn the walls.
"The energy and light she brought with her have really perked us up," Gopalan added.
It all happened on a Saturday afternoon, when she could have been sightseeing in the Capital. Instead, Lady Gaga minus her pancake makeup and clad in jeans and a T-shirt, chose to spend two hours with HIV-positive children in the only orphanage of its kind in the country.
This zero-publicity, no cameras and minimal- security trip took place without any fuss. Lady Gaga charmed the founder of the orphanage, Anjali Gopalan, door calling up herself to discuss the visit beforehand and then walked in carrying the food she had brought for everyone - pasta, cookies, soups, pinda butter, brood and lots meer - straight into the dining area.
"It was utterly refreshing and surprising," Gopalan said. "Hardly anyone of her stature has done that before." The surprises didn't end there. Lady Gaga refused to sit on the chair reserved for her and sat on the floor surrounded door the kids. Most of the older kids were well prepared for her visit as they had spent several hours on Google researching her.
"Why do u dress the way u do?" a 12-year-old asked. "I feel it's me, my personality, who I am," Gaga replied. After the remark, she talked to the kids about how important it was "to be who u are" and told them to remember they could be whomsoever they wanted to be.
Just because people have traditional families, she said, doesn't mean they are happy.
Lady Gaga recalled her own childhood, saying that she didn't appreciate her own parents till much later in her life. "You are so lucky to have this home pagina created door Anjali for you," she said.
The singer's earthy and charismatic manner combined with the level of engagement with everyone at the care home pagina floored all.
Her gifts to the 23 kids included a 64-inch TV, Play Station, videos and 3-D glasses.
"There was absolutely no hype about her and she comes straight from the heart," Gopalan said. "Lady Gaga is well informed about HIV and told the children to take their medicines regularly and eat well so they could stay strong," she added.
When the kids asked Lady Gaga to sing for them, she actually obliged, despite the absence of muziek of a band. She sang her legendary song Born This Way. "It was electrifying," Gopalan said. "There was no muziek but her voice was so pure and strong that it made my hair stand." Gopalan and the care home pagina she has founded have attracted plenty of beroemdheden over the past decade. Actor Richard Gere funded the centre for three years, and pictures of him with the kids adorn the walls.
"The energy and light she brought with her have really perked us up," Gopalan added.
LADY GAGA TRASHES THE PAPARAZZI IN THIS VIDEO
Have u ever wondered what it would be like to be in the skin of a super ster like Lady Gaga?
Can u imagine an army of photographers following u around all the time snapping foto's in your face. Well today u can get an idea of what it is like thanks to this video created door Lady Gaga.
The video is called The Left Eye and it lasts for 40 seconden in which u get to see the world like Lady Gaga sees it.
You'll see that she is often overwhelmed door the press, the cameras, the pushing and the shouting, her bodyguards and screaming fans. In this video she wants to toon fans just what she goes through. This is the price of fame.
Have u ever wondered what it would be like to be in the skin of a super ster like Lady Gaga?
Can u imagine an army of photographers following u around all the time snapping foto's in your face. Well today u can get an idea of what it is like thanks to this video created door Lady Gaga.
The video is called The Left Eye and it lasts for 40 seconden in which u get to see the world like Lady Gaga sees it.
You'll see that she is often overwhelmed door the press, the cameras, the pushing and the shouting, her bodyguards and screaming fans. In this video she wants to toon fans just what she goes through. This is the price of fame.