(Part – 4) The Bicycle Saga

First of all, let me thank readers for appreciating and supporting the theme. The fourth part of the series was not on my mind originally. But as I went through the songs and my categories, very soon I realised that not all the songs can be put in a stringent category. So I thought of …

1957 – Lata Mangeshkar

Let me welcome you all and extend my warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Yugadi. Last month I started a new series on Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs and we visited her duets with lesser known male playback singers. But the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs continues. …

Mausam Aaya Hai Rangeen – Rememberng Sulochana Kadam

Sulochana Kadam (Chavan) was a very popular Lawani singer from Maharashtra. She was known as लावणी साम्राज्ञी. She went for heavenly abode on 10th December 2022. Though I wanted to pay a tribute to her, I was unable to do it. So I was eager to grab the opportunity on her birthday. Let's listen to …

Na Yeh Chand Hoga – Remembering S H Bihari

(Remembering S H Bihari on his 36th death anniversary) It's been more than six months now that I published a post on a lyricist. A post based on S H Bihari's songs was planned last year itself, but I couldn't execute it. So this year I was keen to complete it. S H Bihari was …

(Part – 3) The Bicycle Saga

The Bicycle Saga continues on the blog. I'm presenting the third part of the series. I was not sure about the last post in the bicycle series, Couple on a Bicycle. But I must thank the readers for welcoming it. Encouraged by it, I am presenting the third part of the series. It's about Solo …

Lata Mangeshkar with Lesser Known Male Playback Singers

I can't believe It's been a year! It was a Sunday last year when the sad news of the demise of Lata Mangeshkar hit me. Though she was already hospitalized for a period, it was still a great shock. Of course she's alive in our minds with her immortal songs. I was planning yearly review …

(Part – 2) The Bicycle Saga

I started the series on Bicycle songs in November last year and presented the first part. It was based on the songs picturised on a group of bicycles. I must confess that it wasn't an easy task at all. As I was looking for songs picturised on bicycles for the full length of a song, …

The ‘Fusion Songs’

A few years back, when I had just begun blogging, I had posted a list of songs having 'Two Different Moods in a Single Song'. It was a list where a single song incorporated happy and sad moods in an alternating fashion. One character sings happily, while another character sings the same song in a …