And the SOY ward for the Best Female Singer goes to?
In my overview post of the best songs of 1942, I had mentioned that the ratio between male solos and female solos in the songs in which s… Read More
Happy birth anniversary to melody-queen Lata Mangeshkar.
The listeners of music in India and abroad wish happy birth anniversary to Lata Mangeshkar, the melody queen on 28th September, 2023… Read More
Guest article by Piyush M Pandya (Gujarati original) & Ashok M Vaishnav (English translation)
(V Balsara was an extremely talented musician encompassing proficiency in all the links in t… Read More
Guest Article by Piyush M Pandya (Gujarati original) & Ashok M Vaishnav (English Translation)
(Continuing their series on the Arrangers and Musicians our guest authors Piyush M Pandya (G… Read More
And the award for the Best Male Singer goes to?
KL Saigal in most of his active years was a colossus and, thus, the answer to this rhetorical question was a foregone conclusion. In 1942, Sai… Read More
And the winners are?
As we go back more and more into vintage years there is a concern whether we would come across some familiar songs. There are indeed some undiscovered gems, but there ar… Read More
Guest article by DP Rangan
(DP Rangan had written on the ecstasy side of love when the stars shine bright, sky is bluer than ever, flowers are in bloom, and the world smiles tenderly. But jo… Read More
Guest article by DP Rangan
(We celebrated Holi sometime back. This is the season of romance and love, when the flowers bloom, there is music in the stream of rivulets and rustling of leaves… Read More
Guest article by Piyush M Pandya (originally in Gujarati) and Ashok M Vaishnav (English translation) as a tribute to Anthony Gonsalves (12 June 1927 – 18 January 2012)
(Greg Booth star… Read More
Guest article by DP Rangan as a tribute to the polymath PL Santoshi, the lyricist, dialogue & script writer, actor, singer, producer, director
(Most of us with some familiarity about our… Read More
And the Award for the Best Music Director goes to?
The year 1943 was like 1944 in many respects. Kismet became a cult hit for its novel theme; it also happened to have outstanding… Read More
And the award for the best duet goes to?
There is something about duets which make them exceptional. If you take a re-look at my Overview Post, six out of the eight ‘Special Songs&rsqu… Read More
And the Award for the Best Female Solo singer goes to ?
If you browse through the Wrap Up 1 regarding the best solos of 1943, it was clearly a one-horse race with KL Saigal being the Pole St… Read More
Looking for an itinerary that captures the essence of India and lets a first-time visitor grasp the soul of the country even with a limited time? Your search ends here. We have crafted a per… Read More
The SOY Award for the Best Male Singer goes to?
There are years when a competition becomes a one-horse race. That is the case with the best male singer for the year 1943. On the one hand we… Read More
If 1944 was the year of Naushad’s Jewel in the Crown, Rattan, 1943 was the year of Kismet which became a cult film on the back of its music by Anil Biswas. The Master Khemchad Prakash… Read More
Best regards to melody-queen Lata Mangeshkarji. On 6th February 2022 Lata Mangeshkarji, Bharat ratna and the greatest female singer of the millenium left everyone. It is the end of an era. S… Read More
Yesterday’s Melodies Today’s Memories
by Manek Premchand
1st Edition 2003
2nd Edition 2004
3rd Updated Edition: 2018
Notion Press, Chennai
A book review is generally meaningful… Read More
A tribute to the great Master Hansraj Behl (19 November 1916 – 20 May 1984) on his 105th birth anniversary
A fellow-blogger and SOY regular, Anup (Mehfil Mein Meri), has written an exh… Read More
Happy birthday to melody-queen Lata Mangeshkar. The listeners of music in India and abroad wish happy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar, the melody queen on 28th September, 2021. She had remained… Read More
A big banyan tree gives shelter and protects you from elements. But this may become a trap because one may be deterred from venturing out on one’s own for the risks involved. But a hum… Read More
Celebrating the World Food Day (16 October)
You would hardly find a dining table in homes or restaurants anywhere in the world which does not have salt and pepper shakers. Without salt and p… Read More
Here are the stories from The Sindhian’s July-Sep 2019 issue.
Dr. Rajesh Rajani, Consultant Cardiologist at P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai. When he was ju… Read More
Happy birthday to melody-queen Lata Mangeshkar. The listeners of music in India and abroad wish happy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar, the melody queen on 28th September, 2016. She had remaine… Read More