Sabko

This song from EPIC First Semester captures the excitement, freedom and hidden struggles of young people building a life far away from home. Written by Sri Harsha Emani, the lyrics follow students living in a foreign country, surrounded by different languages, cultures and appearances, while recognising that their hopes, fears and ambitions remain fundamentally the same.

The song balances youthful confidence with the realities of student life abroad. Part-time jobs, branded clothes, assignments, messy rooms and carefully maintained social-media lives create a humorous picture of everyday life. The recurring “pardesi” and “puri desi” lines celebrate carrying a desi identity even while living far from home. Beneath that energetic exterior, the lyrics also acknowledge loneliness and homesickness, describing moments when memories of home suddenly leave everything silent.

Composed, arranged and produced by Hesham Abdul Wahab, with vocals by Sanjith Hegde and Sithara Krishnakumar, the song presents overseas student life as a mixture of independence, friendship, ambition, nostalgia and the courage to keep moving forward.