{"id":10063,"date":"2022-02-08T16:48:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T16:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=10063"},"modified":"2022-03-17T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:39:31","slug":"lata-indias-nightingale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/lata-indias-nightingale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lata, India’s Nightingale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Courtesy Laxman8 from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

A quick search \u0916\u094b\u091c with the words, Lata Mangeshkar displays results mostly of her music\u0938\u0902\u0917\u0940\u0924. But her fan base is so huge and dedicated that there are even journals called, \u201cDon\u2019t Disturb Me When I am Listening to Lata Mangeshkar<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

This week India lost their beloved nightingale. Lata Mangeshkar was the recipient \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e of the highest civilian honors \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928 – Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Dadasaheb Phalke awards. She was 92 years old.<\/p>\n

The Early Years<\/h2>\n

Lata sang a raaga from Hindol for a room full of teachers \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 when she was four or five years old, providing the educators a glimpse of her future.<\/p>\n

She learned Hindi in homeschool and spoke her native language \u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e of Marathi. Education in a school was not possible as her dad traveled with his theatre group \u0930\u0902\u0917\u092e\u0902\u091a \u0938\u092e\u0942\u0939 constantly. She recently told Scroll<\/a>, a\u00a0 newsmagazine that she is mostly self-taught. She speaks, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, a little Punjabi, and also learned Sanskrit and Tamil.<\/p>\n

Multi-Lingual Talent<\/h2>\n

She has sung in 36 languages including, Dutch, Russian, Fijian, and Swahili.<\/p>\n

Her parents died early and she was forced to become a breadwinner \u0915\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e. She lived with relatives all her life and never married. But in her own words, she never felt lonely as she was surrounded \u0918\u093f\u0930\u0947 by her extended family and was well protected.<\/p>\n

Fame Came Courting<\/h2>\n

Lata rose to fame and became Bollywood\u2019s Nightingale. She was the voice to many reels. She stirred up patriotism \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u092e by singing Ae Mere Vatan Ke Log<\/a> after India\u2019s defeat \u0939\u093e\u0930 at the hands of China in 1962. Her music was also the soundtrack \u0917\u0940\u0924 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0940\u0924 to many iconic Hindi films, Bazar, Veer Zara, and Maine Pyar Kiya.<\/p>\n

Her first break came when Ghulam Haider signed her to sing in Bollywood. The music producers recognized the freshness in her voice as well as the classical Hindustani training. She sang memorable \u0905\u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092e\u0930\u0923\u0940\u092f songs in the films Pakeezah, Mughal E Azam, and Dastak.<\/p>\n

Her brother, Hridayanath Mangeshkar composed devotional \u0927\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915 music, Dyaneshwari for her to sing as well \u2013 music which showed off her vocal range.<\/p>\n

Her best work was showcased with Madan Mohan in songs like Lag Ja Gale<\/a> and Jara Si Aahat and Mai Ri<\/a> from the movie Dastak.<\/p>\n

Keeping up with the Times<\/h2>\n

Things started to change in the Eighties in Bollywood and many young playback singers entered the scene with modern vocal styles. Still, even as she aged, the quality of her voice remained impeccable. Music directors like A.R.Rahman chose her from amongst many young, fresh and trendy playback \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0917\u093e\u092f\u0915 singers. She sang, O Paalanhaare<\/a> in the 2001 film, Lagaan.<\/p>\n

She was a familiar voice to many older generations \u092a\u0940\u0922\u093c\u0940 and so to insert her in a modern movie proved successful.<\/p>\n

Lata has left behind a massive legacy \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0938\u0924 and a nation in mourning. There is an outpouring of genuine grief for this beautiful singer. Her music will last for generations to come. Why? Because it was the soundtrack to many of India\u2019s son\u2019s and daughters\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

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