Most of the obituaries on Ameen Sayani, who passed away this week, recalled a “golden voice of the yesteryears”. Ameen Sayani’s mother, Kulsum, met Gandhi in 1917, and since then, she weaved threads of nationalism on the charkha and spread the message of Hindustani. Kulsum’s son, as a much sought-after broadcast voice, would one day flip Gandhi’s famous call to …
He painted with the spoken word and ended up filling our canvas with rich memories of his mellifluous voice and popular songs of Hindi cinema. The tributes came in thick and fast with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting: “Shri Ameen Sayani Ji’s golden voice on the airwaves had a charm and warmth that endeared him to people across generations. Through …
