Lata Mangeshkar Tribute
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Lata Mangeshkar was the voice of bhakti; From Mohe Panghat Pe to O Paalanhaare, her most memorable bhajans
Chintan Girish Modi •When I listen to Lata Mangeshkar's bhajans, my beliefs about matters such as creation, existence, and causation melt away. I become one with the faith and surrender that I hear in her words and the spaces in between.
Flute sellers, yoga enthusiasts, karaoke clubs: Lata Mangeshkar had a song for every class, every generation
Eishan •When you have a discography of some 15,000 songs in 36 different languages, and a career almost as old as the independent country itself, numbers’ game logic suggests you might have something for everyone.
How Marathi-speaking Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali music left a Kolkata boy transfixed
Kunal Ray •When you listen to Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali songs, it is hard to tell that the singer is a native Marathi speaker. Her pronunciation is exact. Each word properly rendered. Other than Hindi and Marathi, some of her most important songs were sung in Bangla.
Lata Mangeshkar was a religion of her own; personal relationships notwithstanding, her work cut across politics
Subhash •Lata Mangeshkar's 'Allah Tero Naam Ishwar Tero Naam' was no empty rhetoric. If she is being mourned in Pakistan as much as in India, then it is only because she sang for mankind, not for passports.
Lata Mangeshkar is dead, but her songs will live forever! Here are some of her most difficult numbers
Mohan Sahay •Lata Mangeshkar will continue to live in our hearts through her timeless songs that will continue to reverberate for many generations to come