![]() Let us leave the human Lata Mangeshkar for her biographers to analyse for me her music is divine, and to a great extent I consider her C Ramchandra songs, especially of early 1950s, among her best, most romantic, most melodious and deeply moving. When in 1967 Lata Mangeshkar selected her best 10 songs for HMV, she did not include any song by C Ramchandra, but her by then favourite boys Laxmikant Pyarelal’s – made it to the list! ( Note: Please also see comments 49, 51, 52, 54). When she gave her famed public performance of Ae mere watan ke logo at Lal Quila on the Republic Day 1963, which brought tears to Nehru’s eyes, its lyricist Pradeep was acknowledged, but its composer C Ramchandra was not. But when the relationship turned sour, its repudiation (by her) was ruthless and complete. ![]() ![]() As her biographical accounts go, Lata Mangeshkar was more than a muse to C Ramchandra, and central to his music. Presenting my favourite Lata Mangeshkar songs composed by C Ramchandra, as my birthday greetings to her on September 28, is not a very diplomatic thing to do, given the history of their relationship. Birthday greetings to Lata Mangeshkar on September 28
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