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Lata’s Sister – Asha Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Feb 22, 2022
Bollywood lost two luminaries this past month. Lata Mangeshkar and Bappi Da. The nation went into mourning while tributes poured in. Asha Bhosle – another luminary paid a tribute to her sister बहन and long time rival प्रतिद्वंद्वी in the music industry. She reminisced on their closeness निकटता through childhood, the school years and parallel…
Lata, India’s Nightingale Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Feb 8, 2022
A quick search खोज with the words, Lata Mangeshkar displays results mostly of her musicसंगीत. But her fan base is so huge and dedicated that there are even journals called, “Don’t Disturb Me When I am Listening to Lata Mangeshkar”. This week India lost their beloved nightingale. Lata Mangeshkar was the recipient प्राप्तकर्ता of the…
Ae Mere Vatan Ke Logo Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Jan 31, 2022
Kavi Pradeep mulled over the Indo Sino war as he walked along the beach in Mahim, Mumbai. The poet, and songwriter, was deeply disturbed at the losses. It was 1962 and China overwhelmingly defeated India during this intense conflict at 18,000 feet high in the mountainous region of Tibet. Many soldiers lost their lives during…