Maharashtra names international music college in Mumbai after Lata Mangeshkar

The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday decided to name the proposed international music college in Mumbai after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died recently, a state minister said. The......

Lata Mangeshkar and her connection to Savarkar

From being the youngest member of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's inter-caste dinner squads to giving voice to his poems, singing icon Lata Mangeshkar was closely associated with the controversial Hindu......

Attacking Congress in RS, Modi invokes 1984 riots, Kashmiri Pandits

Declaring that even Mahatma Gandhi wanted the party dismantled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there would have no Emergency, no massacre of Sikhs, no caste politics and no exodus of......

BJP undergoes image makeover; forms 9 new committees

To involve workers in various social campaigns initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has formed nine separate committees of senior leaders. The......

Yet Another Honour For Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai's Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih. The event honoured Bachchan for his exceptional contribution to......

Why This Sari Means So Much To Vidya Balan

It was an emotional evening for Vidya Balan when she met the illustrious Mangeshkar family in Mumbai on April 24. The Mangeshkars -- Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar and his son Adinath......

When Lataji Didn't Sing For Raj Kapoor

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Nargis, Raj Kapoor and musician Chakravarty, who played the khol (a two-sided terracotta drum used in northern and eastern India). Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata......

The Composer Who Made Lataji Faint

'Salilda and my brother Hridaynath would deliberately make my compositions tough.''Their logic was, "You can do it, so why should we not compose accordingly?",' Lata Mangeshkar, who would have......

'Latadidi was crazy about cricket'

'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'Hemant Kenkre remembers his 'Didi Maushi'.   IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar and her......

When Lata Mangeshkar rescued BCCI post 1983 WC win

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar was very close to all Mumbai cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar, who spoke about her with unmatchable humility and mother like respect.......