Which publishing house but The Times Group could flaunt, on its staff, 'Raman, Laxman and Bharatan' -- in that order? If that sounds a lark, then the intellectual confrontation between Qurratulain......
Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene.Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's......
She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing competition, recalls Raju Bharatan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Maybe it is saddening......
'Ein Maharashtrianon ke saath ek problem hotaa hoi -- einke gaane mein daal-bhaath ki boo aatee hai!'"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously,......
Was this indeed the Lata who had started out with her, as a child star, in Badi Maa (1945)?Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's incredible life. How Lata......
That Manna Dey lingered for so long -- before the end came -- is symbolic of his remarkable staying power in life as in death. With ‘Padma Bhushan’ Manna Dey no more, he is much more.......
IMAGE: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, a true batting legend. Photograph: Viv Richards/Twitter 'I remember the first time we played, we played in Bangalore, and I never forget this... just......
Veteran radio cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. Saraiya, 76, is survived by a daughter who lives in Paris. With his smooth voice,......