lata mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar: An Unequalled, Unrivaled Phenomenon

Lata Mangeshkar, born Hema Mangeshkar had been given several honorifics –  Nightingale of India, Queen of Melody, and so on, all of them good as descriptions go but none that truly described her. She was phenomenal. Losing her father when she was only thirteen, in 1942, the burden of providing for her three siblings and […]

India’s Goddess of Melody Leaves Behind Her Voice And Nation in Mourning

India’s legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, 92, passed away on Sunday in Mumbai, leaving behind an endless trail of soulful melodies that brought billions of countrymen, in times of peace, joy, tragedies, triumphs and celebrations, together while turning a billion of her worldwide fans speechless. Widely regarded as the greatest playback singer in the annals of […]