BHUBANESWAR: A musical beginning embraced the second session of the concluding day of Odisha Literary Festival-2024, on Sunday, with Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar’s rendition ‘Iss mod se jaate hain’ playing in the background even as author Yatindra Mishra geared up to take the audience through a melodious journey. In a session on ‘Writing on Music: From Begum Akhtar to …
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, three personalities from the Hindi heartland share their beloved poets and what drew them to their works. Salim Arif, Malini Awasthi and Yatindra Mishra Malini Awasthi, folk singer Goswami Tulsidas, for Ramcharitmanas and Sant Kabir with his timeless work, remain my all-time favourite poets. Among modern poets, while there are so many I admire, …
It’s been over a year since Lata Mangeshkar soared into the musical realms beyond. Her devotion to her craft was unstinting, and her extraordinary range and effortless rendering on any pitch earned the admiration not just of ordinary listeners but also of the doyen of classic music, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who once remarked: “Kambakht besuri hee nahee hoti.” …
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Dr Yatindra Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed his wish to see his father become the CM again. The leadership tussle between former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state Congress chief DK Shivakumar is "pushing the party towards darkness", said a senior leader of the party. Soon after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule …
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92 on February 6 this year. LATA MANGESHKAR LOVED WATCHING CRICKET: YATINDRA MISHRA Yatindra Mishra, who has written a book on Lata Manheshkar titled Lata: Sur Gutha, said, "She knew my father, so we had a good connection. Known fondly as the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar won several awards …
