Posts Tagged ‘Lata’
Today (24th August,2010) is the Indian festival of rakshabandhan, or Raakhi in brief. This is a festival when sisters tie Raakhi on the wrists of their brothers and the brother then vows to protect his sister.
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This article is written by Raja,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of articles to this blog
When I was growing up, a certain person in Bollywood was growing too. The difference was I was growing in primary school, he was growing towards superstardom.
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This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of articles to this blog
I must admit that when I was a young boy, my appreciation of songs was very different from what it is today.
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Mujhe dekh chaand sharmaaye
Posted on: August 22, 2010
In ancient days, leading a spartan life was considered desirable and virtuous and seeking a life of pleasures and luxury was considered improper and a sign of decadence. In Indian history, kings who indulged themselves in such activities were looked down upon. The word used for such undesirable activities was “Bhog-Vilaas” ( comfort and pleasure seeking). Yes, seeking a life of comfort was severely disapproved by the visionaries among ancients.
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Jaa aur kahin ro shehnaayi
Posted on: August 21, 2010
I have posted a few memorable songs from “Shaadi” (1962) in the past. Here is another song from this movie.
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I just realised that I had not posted this well known song from “Shree 420” (1955) so far. Here is this lovely and cute song.
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On 15 August, 1988, Indian TV audience were glued to their TVs to watch the telecast of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s address to the nation from Red Fort, Delhi. There was no question of people going for their remotes and watching any other TV programme for the simple reason that there was only one TV channel in India and that was the government owned Doordarshan. And TV remotes were not even an accessory with TVs sold in India those days.
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Vande Maataram
Posted on: August 15, 2010
“Vande Mataram” is perhaps the oldest of all the patriotic songs of India. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894) as a part of his novel “Anand Math” in the 19th century. This song became a national song among many nationalists, and it so alarmed the British rulers that this novel was banned.
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Ruby o Ruby jaane mehboobi
Posted on: August 14, 2010
This writeup was originally by me. Now Sudhir’s writeup and translation of this song have also been added
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Atul’ write up
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When I was growing up as a pre teen kid in late 1960s and early 1970s, I heard many songs that left indelible imprints on my psyche. There are a few such songs which I never heard again for several decades. Thanks to this blog, which makes me look for songs and which familiarises me with songs sent as farmaishes by my readers, I have been rediscovering many of these forgotten gems.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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