Tribute to legendary singers of India
Mr. Ritwik Mukherjee is associated with MIES R M Law College for the last 7 years as an administrative officer. Mr. Jayanta Saha is also associated with MIES Institute which is one of the best institutes in West Bengal, as a guest faculty for the last 15 years. They both are very grateful to MIES Management for giving them chance to Express their Tribute to legendary singers of India. MIES Institute is one of the best competitive coaching centre’s in West Bengal. In His opinion, MIES Institute is one of the top competitive exam institutes in West Bengal.
MIES is a renowned coaching centre for Govt. Job exams in West Bengal. Thousands of students appeared in Govt. service exam from MIES every year and got Govt. service maximum of them. MIES is the most popular Institute among Govt. Job aspirants because of their specialty in WBCS, PSC, SSC, BANK, RAIL, etc exams. MIES is a pioneer institute of WBCS coaching in West Bengal. Here they tried to give a Tribute to legendary singers of India
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Tribute to three legendary singer vocal musicians of India
The three veteran singers, music composer Lata Mangeshkar, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, and Bappi Lahiri passed away within two weeks recently. They are widely considered the most influential singers in India. Their voice touched at least a billion hearts. Their final departure was a great loss to India.
LATA MANGESHKAR – A Tribute
Born: 28.09.1929 | Died: 06.02.2022
Lata Mangeshkar, also known as the ‘Nightingale of India’, was one of the most versatile singers in the Indian film industry. Lata was born on September 28, 1929, to classical singer and theatre artist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Her father started teaching her music at an early age. By the time she was five, Lata was seen participating as an actress in plays written by her father. Her siblings – Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath – are all accomplished singers and musicians.
In a career spanning nearly eight decades, Lata Mangeshkar was the singing voice for a bevy of Bollywood leading ladies. She lent her voice to over 5,000 songs in over a thousand Hindi and 36 regional films. She had an unprecedented impact on Indian film music. Since 1942, Lata pushed back the boundaries of music with her mind-boggling skills. Over the years, Lata had sung for actresses from Madhubala to Priyanka Chopra. Best known for her versatile voice quality, she recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc).
Take a look at Lata Mangeshkar’s musical journey – A Tribute to legendary singers of India
In 1942, her father’s untimely death put the onus of providing for the family on her shoulders. Pandit Deenanath’s friend Master Vinayak took care of the Mangeshkar family and offered her a role in the film Badi Maa. In 1949, she moved to Bombay (now Mumbai), where she began learning Hindustani music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan.
Lata had worked with several legendary music directors including Madan Mohan, R D Burman, the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and A R Rahman. Although, She teamed up with Madan Mohan for the 1960s like Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha from Anpadh, Lag Jaa Gale, and Naina Barse Rim Jhim from Woh Kaun Thi?. Lata had sung over 700 songs for Laxmikant-Pyarelal, which include Mere Naseeb Mein from Naseeb and Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho from Asha.
Songs like Gata Rahe Mera Dil and Piya Tose in Guide (1965) were recorded for S D Burman.
Lata sang R D Burman’s first and last songs – in Chote Nawaab (1961) and Kuch Na Kaho in 1942: A Love Story in 1994. Her collaborations with A R Rahman resulted in popular songs like Luka Chupi in Rang de Basanti (2006) and O Paalanhaare in the movie, Lagaan (2001).
From Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya from Mughal-e-Azam (1960) to Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh, from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) to Rangeela Re from Prem Pujari (1970) or even Jiya Jale in Dil Se, the singer had lent her voice to a number of timeless classics over the years.
In 2012, Lata Mangeshkar launched her own music label called LM Music. Her most recent release (March 2019) was the song Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki, composed by Mayuresh Pai, which is a tribute to the Indian army and India.
Awards and recognitions
Lata Mangeshkar received several awards and accolades during her eight-decade-long career. In 1974, she became the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall. She is the recipient of three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Awards, and many more. Moreover, Lata Mangeshkarji was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989. In 2001, she was also awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. Nevertheless, The government of France conferred on her its highest civilian award (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2007.
Along with these, Lata Mangeshkar held the distinction of being the most recorded artist in the history of Indian music in Guinness Record in 1974. Therefore, The Indian government honored her with the Daughter of the Nation award on her 90th birthday in September 2019.
The book entitled “Lata Mangeshkar: A Musical Journey” contains little-known facts intertwined with the story of her life in music. Moreover, about her struggles, successes, and her reign as the Queen of Hindi music from the 1940s to the present day.
On November 11, 2019, Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital, in South Mumbai after she complained of difficulty in breathing. According to the latest reports, while she is recovering gradually, her condition remains critical.
BAPPI LAHIRI – A Tribute
Born: 27.11.1952 | Died: 15.02.2022
Bappi Lahiri was born in Calcutta, West Bengal in 1952 into a family with a rich tradition in classical music. Moreover, his father, Aparesh Lahiri was a famous Bengali singer. And, also his mother, Bansari Lahiri was a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music and Shyama Sangeet. His parents trained him in every aspect of music as he was their only child. At a very early age, he had the ambition to become famous, not only nationally, but internationally.
He began to play the tabla at the tender age of three. Even at that tender age, Bappi showed signs of greatness as he played the tabla with the proficiency of an experienced professional. Bappi Lahiri is married and has two children. Bappi Lahiri has shared his love for music with his entire family. His wife is Chitrani comes from a family of singers. His daughter Rema is also an excellent singer. And his son Bappa Lahiri has inherited his father’s keen sense of music and joined the Hindi film industry as a music director.
Bappi has been known to work with the singing legends of the Hindi music industry.
He even sings duets with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. He has also worked with renowned singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Vijay Benedict and Sharon Prabhakar is launched into the Bollywood music industry by Bappida. He also paved the path to fame for Alisha Chinai and Usha Uthup through his compositions. Bappi Lahiri’s reign over the Hindi music industry continued throughout the 1990s when provided music for the Prakash Mehra produced ‘Dalal’ starring Mithun Chakraborty. The song ‘Gutur Gutur’ from the film was a big hit.
Even in the 2000s, Bappi Lahiri’s reign and popularity with the masses remains as strong as ever. His album ‘Bappi Magic – The Asli Baap Mix’, featuring popular numbers such as ‘Gori Hai Kalaiyan’ and ‘Jimmy Jimmy’ was released in 2004 to great fanfare. And attained great success and following. The following year he composed the background score for the Jahnu Barua film, ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara’.
Bappi lent his voice to another composer for the first time with the song “Bombai Nagariya” in 2006 which he sang for Vishal-Shekhar for the movie Taxi Number 9211. Later, which went on to become an instant success. Subsequently, he lent his voice for the title track of the Mani Ratnam film ‘Guru’, in which the music has been composed by A. R. Rahman, which also went on to become a super hit.
Bappi Lahiri’s achievements in other fields
Having conquered the world of big-screen Hindi films, Bappi turned his attention to reality shows on television. In 2006, he appeared on the popular television show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs on Zee TV as co-judge with singers Alka Yagnik and Abhijeet. Bappi was also one of the celebrated judges for Zee TV’s ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007,’ along with fellow music composers: Himesh Reshammiya, Ismail Darbar, and Vishal-Shekhar. Bappi was also a judge for Sony Entertainment Television’s ‘K For Kishore’ reality show that sought to find the ‘heir apparent to Kishore Kumar. All of these reality shows gained a tremendous amount of worldwide popularity.
In late 2016, Lahiri voiced the character of Tamatoa in the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney’s 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film Moana; he also composed and sang “Shona” (Gold), the Hindi version of “Shiny”. This was his first time dubbing for an animated character, and he also appeared in Ramratan’s song “Yeh Hai Dance Bar”. Bappi won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards. In 1986 he was recognized by Guinness World Records for recording more than 180 songs in a year. He has been awarded as Banga Bhusan Civilian honor by Govt. of West Bengal.
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay – A Tribute
Born: 04.10.1931 | Died: 15.02.2022
Geetashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, an Indian Playback singer, and musician was born on 4 October 1931. She was specializing in Bengali music. She received Banga Bhushan, the highest civilian honor of the govt. of West Bengal in 2011. Moreover, She also won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback singer for her songs in the year 1970. Sandhya Mukhopadhyay started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. She began her career in Mumbai, starting with a song in the film Taarana in 1950.
Let’s know her contribution
Nevertheless, She sang, as a playback singer in 17 Hindi films. She married Bengali poet Shyamal Gupta in 1966. Gupta went on to write the lyrics for many of her songs. She decided to come back and settle in her home city Kolkata in 1952 due to personal reasons. Her best-known collaboration is with the Bengali Singer Hemanta Mukherjee, with whom she sang numerous duets. She became one of the first foreign artists to visit Dhaka, performing at an open-air concert in Paltan Maidan in Dhaka to celebrate the first Ekushey February after Bangladeshi independence in 1971. She died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata on 15 February 2022 at the age of 90.
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