Lata Mangeshkar

The Melancholic Magic Of Mukesh

Mukesh was a singer who never failed his songs. No matter what he  sang he was always a winner with… Read More

23rd July 2023

Who Was Lata Mangeshkar’s Favourite Co-Singer?

Lata Mangeshkar out-sang  every co-singer on this planet .And the truth is, many of them while enjoying the challenge of… Read More

28th September 2022

“Unke barey mein aaj socha to aansoon bhar aaye”, Remembering Madan Mohan The Melody Making Maestro on his 47th Death Anniversary

On a clear day you can see him forever. Madan Mohan, the talent extraordinaire who never got his due during… Read More

14th July 2022

The Grammys Fail To Acknowledge Lata Mangeshkar, Should We Not Stop Acknowledging The Grammys?

The Grammy  is getting old. She is  losing her teeth and probably her mind too. Why else  would  she  fail… Read More

5th April 2022

The Nightingale Sprang A Surprise For Her Family At 92

She never stopped springing surprises  on us till the  very last. Lataji  had an uncanny  knack  of re-inventing herself whether… Read More

4th March 2022

When Lata Mangeshkar Spoke On The People Who Influenced Her Life

My Father Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar: “My father was a huge influence in shaping me into the singer that I became. He taught me… Read More

20th February 2022

“What it means to be Lata Mangeshkar”

Lalit Pandit, one-half the  popular  Jatin-Lalit duo, tells Subhash K Jha what it means  to be Lata Mangeshkar and to… Read More

19th February 2022

Lata Mangeshkar On Her 7 Most Romantic Songs

Javed  Akhtar  told me about  an incident that Pandit Jasraj narrated  to him .In the 1950s Pandit Jasraj  was in  Amritsar  when… Read More

14th February 2022

10 Favourite Films Of The Ultimate Diva Sridevi

* “Jaag Utha Insan” (1984): Though it was “Himmatwala” that launched her into stardom in Bollywood, it was this unsuccessful… Read More

11th February 2022

12 Favourite Undiscovered Lata Mangeshkar Songs

1. Barse ghan saari raat...sangg sow jao(Tarang): The immensely gifed composer Vanraj Bhatia created only one song for Lataji for Kumar Shahani’s experimental… Read More

10th February 2022

5 Unknown Facts About Lata Mangeshkar

1.     She  is the undisputed  God of all melodious  of things. The Sing Sena Supremo. But whom does Lata Mangeshkar  idolize as a… Read More

10th February 2022

The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar On Her  Equation With Sister Asha Bhosle

Everyone knows  Lataji and her  super-illustrious sister  have come together  for monumental numbers like  Mann  kyon behka(Utsav) and Jab jab tumhe bulaya(Jahan Aara).But it's … Read More

10th February 2022

Rajesh Roshan:  “With Lataji It Was Always Heaven To Record A Song”

When in  1974 , Rajesh Roshan, the  talented  music composer   and son of the great  composer Rosham ,  turned a … Read More

9th February 2022

Lataji  Was Very Fond Of Shah Rukh Khan

The  uproar over  Shah Rukh Khan  doing dua at  Lataji’s funeral  is so uncalled-for , so stupid  and  so crass it… Read More

8th February 2022

How Many Languages Has Lataji Sung In?

To millions  of  Indians  like me the two words Lata  and Mangeshkar signifes  every thing  beautiful harmonious  and  desirable  in… Read More

7th February 2022

Lata Mangeshkar Is A Religion Beyond Saffron Or Green

I  had decided to not  write  an obituary on the Goddess Of All Melodious Things. Obituaries  are written  for the… Read More

7th February 2022