Few things are embedded in India’s popular culture and memory as Lata Mangeshkar . The singer, whose birth anniversary falls today, continues to nourish our acoustics and heart with unerring frequency even after her passing. Now a new book titled, Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol 2 by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Chandrashekar Rao, decodes her own taste in songs. In an email interview, the authors not only provide an insight into Lata’s choices but also narrate a bunch of previously unheard anecdotes from her musical life. Your book, Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol 2, is part of a series, 33 1/3. What does the series indicate? A: Anirudha Bhattacharjee (AB): The series name refers to the rotation speed of a vinyl LP and is about a composite review of a music album. The se
'Lata Mangeshkar is India’s greatest musical personality of last century'
