Hridaynath Mangeshkar recalls on sister Lata as a human being
Hridaynath Mangeshkar recalls on sister Lata as a human being
It was on the auspicious occasion of ‘Raksha Bandhan’, that Hridaynath Mangeshkar opened up about his sister, ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee Lata Mangeshar and his memories with her.
He went on to reveal how she was a
father-figure to the siblings, his opinion on her as a singer, how she could take up challenges amidst more.
Recalling his earliest memories of Lata Didi
as a father figure, he explained that when their father (Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar) breathed his last, it was Lata Didi who looked after all siblings like a father. She made sure all of them were fed before she ate. Every morsel that he at, he was reminded of Didi’s sacrifices for them. There were times she would go hungry but she made sure they ate.
Not frequently, Hridaynath remembered having attended her recording of “Main piya teri tu jaane ya jaane (Basant Bahar) and Kahin deep jalehahin dil (Bees Saal Baad). Before the recording of Kahin deep jale, she had some problems with her throat. The doctors said she may not be able to sing again. But she bounced back, and how! If you wanted Didi to do something , all you had to do was tell her she won’t be able to do it.
Guess an artiste’s personality is bound to reflect in his or her art. LataMangeshkar is not a personality that comes along in every century, not even in two or three centuries. Her talent transcends time.
In conclusion he said it’s our good fortune that he as composer and he a journalist
co-existed with her. Yeh bade bhagya ki baat hai.
News Edit KV Raman
