Joaquin’s ‘Joker’ wins Golden Frog Award Camerimage Festival

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November 17, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix starrer ‘Joker’ doesn’t seem to stop even after hitting a number of milestones! Now, the film has bagged the Golden Frog Award for its cinematography at the Energa Camerimage Festival in Torun, Poland, on Saturday.

“Joker” cinematographer Lawrence Sher took the top prize and spoke out about the original plan for “Joker,” which was to shoot on 70mm.

Additionally, the feature also won the Audience Award at the event, according to the media reports.

After breaking so many records at the box office and winning a Golden Lion award at this year’s Venice Film Festival, the Todd Phillips-directorial has added yet another feather to its cap!

Following ‘Joker’ in the list was the Netflix film ‘The Two Popes’ lensed by Uruguayan DP Cesar Charlone, that took home this year’s Silver Frog Award.

This year’s main competition lineup included Martin Scorsese’s recent release ‘The Irishman’, racing drama ‘Ford v. Ferrari’; Edward Norton’s noir thriller ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ and indie drama ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’.

‘Joker’s big win came a day after it was reported that the film is all set to enter the billion-dollar club as it’s total collection stood at USD 999.1 million.

Now, Joker is the fourth DC comic title to cross 1 billion USD, after Aquaman (USD 1.15 billion), The Dark Knight Rises (USD 1.084 billion) and The Dark Knight (USD 1.005 billion).

Ariana is ‘very sick’, might cancel upcoming ‘Sweetener’ tour

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November 17, 2019

Ariana Grande who is currently on her Sweetener World Tour, shared that she might have to cancel some upcoming shows owing to her ill health.

In a post shared on her Instagram story on Sunday, Grande wrote, “Hi my loves so I’m still very sick. I’ve been sick since the last London show. I don’t know how it’s possible but my throat and head are still in so much pain. I sound okay I’m just in a lot of pain and it’s difficult to breathe during the show.”

Adding that she herself is unaware of things happening to her body, the ‘7 rings’ crooner added,” I am seeing my doctor and trying very best to get better for tomorrow’s show.”

Grande is scheduled to perform in Lexington, Kentucky on Sunday and shared that cancelling her show would be the last thing that she would want to do.

“Please take this as a gentle heads up… I don’t want anyone to feel blindsided tomorrow if god forbid I can’t make the show happen,” she added.

Disclosing that she is on meds and taking drips. The 26-year-old described it as a “scary feeling”, and added,

“love you with all my heart and will keep you posted.”

The singer even shared multiple videos of herself explaining the current condition.

“Hi everyone so I have a quick health update, I just finished my show in Charlottesville and I’ve been sick since the last show in London,” she began.

“I’ve been coughing and had this like crazy sinus infection thing that has not gone away for a really long time. I haven’t been able to really get better and tonight during the show tonight my head was really splitting and heavy and my glands really hurt and I’m trying to figure out what’s going on,” Grande continued.

The singer kick-started her world tour in March this year in New York and has previously cancelled several public appearances owing to different reasons.

‘Marjaavaan’ actress Tara says, ‘being trolled is part and parcel of my job’

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November 17, 2019

Budding Bollywood actress Tara Sutaria has often been trolled by the fashion police for her wardrobe, be it her sizzling Diwali saree or the tube top-skirt combo she wore at a recent event. The “Marjaavaan” heroine has finally reacted to all the negative comments coming her way.

In a chat with a leading daily, she said that criticism of this sort was a “part and parcel” of the life she has opted for, as a celebrity. According to a report in a leading website, she added that her parents often ended up reading comments about her on social media, and have a hearty laugh.

“People can be hurtful with their remarks. I have chosen to be in the public eye, so it is a part and parcel of my job. My parents read all these comments and have a hearty laugh about it,” said Tara.

Tara’s second release Marjaavaan, co-starring Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh, opened this weekend. She had made her Bollywood debut in the Karan Johar-produced Student Of The Year 2 earlier this year. The film also starred Tiger Shroff and Ananya Panday.

The actress will next be seen in Milan Luthria’s Tadap, a remake of the Telugu film “RX 100”. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Suniel Shetty’s son, Ahan Shetty.

Nagraj Manjule film ‘Jhund’ starring Big B gets legal notice of copyright violation

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November 17, 2019

Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar has sent legal notices to makers of upcoming Hindi movie ”Jhund” and actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is playing the lead role in the film, for copyright infringement.

Kumar, an independent filmmaker, sent the notices to ”Jhund” director and producer, Nagraj Manjule, producer Krishan Kumar, T-Series Chairman and Managing Director Bhushan Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse, on whose life the film is said to be based on.

The filmmaker told an news agency that he got the reply to the notice only from T-Series but it is ”very vague”.

Alleging that he was cheated and criminally intimidated by makers of the film, Kumar plans to move the court to stop screening of the movie in theatres, television and all digital platforms.

The short filmmaker claims that he bought exclusive rights in 2017 to make a movie on the life of Akhilesh Paul, a slum soccer player who was the Indian captain at the Homeless World Cup.

Kumar had planned to write and direct the multilingual movie tentatively titled ”Slum Soccer” on the life of Akhilesh, who was born in slums of Nagpur and was addicted to drugs. However, his passion for football changed his life and he went on to lead India in Homeless World Cup.

The filmmaker claims to have registered the story and script with Telangana Cinema Writers Association on June 11, 2018.

“Though Nagraj Manjule, director of Marathi blockbuster ”Sairat”, bought rights to make a movie on the life of Vijay Barse, who is the coach of Akhilesh Paul, his film ‘Jhund’ also showcases Akhilesh’s story in a major role, thus allegedly violating the copyrights.

According to him, Nagraj Manjule claimed to have bought rights from Akhilesh Paul for Rs 4 lakh but was reluctant to show the documents. “Even Akhilesh denied selling him the rights. Nagraj humiliated me and forced to come for settlement without showing papers,” Kumar said.

The Hyderabad-based filmmaker also alleged that Savita Raj, one of the producers of ‘Jhund’, threatened his producer in September 2019 claiming Akhilesh Paul’s copyrights are with them.

Kumar said he has sent an email to Amitabh Bachchan and to Nagraj and ‘Jhund’ producers exposing copyright infringement and criminal intimidation but there was no reply.

He has also written to India Movie Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) and Telangana Cinema Writers Association and urged the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) not to issue censor certificate to the movie Jhund.

Winter session of Parliament will start from Monday

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November 17, 2019

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir, economic slowdown, unemployment and the government’s plan to bring the Citizenship Bill are some of the issues which are likely to emerge as flashpoints between the opposition and treasury benches in the Winter session of Parliament beginning from Monday. The Winter session will conclude on December 13.

Besides the passage of the Citizenship (amendment) bill, the government also plans to convert two crucial ordinances into law during the session.

One ordinance reducing corporate tax rate for new and domestic manufacturing companies to arrest slowdown in the economy and boost growth was issued in September to give effect to amendments in the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Finance Act, 2019.

The second ordinance, also issued in September, banned sale, manufacture and storage of e-cigarettes and similar products.

This is the second Parliament session of the BJP-led NDA government which returned to power with a greater mandate in the Lok Sabha elections.

The first session of the government was very productive which saw both houses passing key legislations such as the one to penalise the practice of instant triple talaq and the other giving more powers to the National Investigation Agency.

The two Houses also passed a resolution scrapping special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

In the session beginning Monday, the government is set to push for the passage of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a key BJP plank which is aimed at granting nationality to non-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries.

The government has listed the bill in its items of business for the session, official sources said.

The government had introduced the bill in its previous tenure as well but could not push it through due to vehement protests by opposition parties, which criticised the bill as discriminatory on religious grounds.

The bill had lapsed following the dissolution of the last Lok Sabha.

The legislation seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan if they have fled their respective country due to religious persecution.

There has been opposition to the bill in Assam and other Northeastern states

Student organisations, political parties and socio-cultural bodies have been protesting on the grounds that it seeks to grant nationality to non-Muslims, mostly Hindus, who have come into India up to December 31, 2014, thereby increasing the deadline from 1971 as per the Assam Accord.

At an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla on Saturday, the opposition said it will seek answers from the government on issues such as slowdown in economy, farmer distress,unemployment and situation in Jammu and Kashmir after its special status was scrapped in August.

After the all-party meet on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, saying “We look forward to a productive Parliament session, where people-centric and development oriented issues would be discussed.”
During the session, a special joint sitting of the both the Houses has been planned to mark Constitution Day on November 26.

Tolerance is an act of humanity

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November 16, 2019

November 16 is observed as World Tolerance Day to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and to help them understand the negative effects of intolerance. It is said that “Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.” Tolerance can be defined as the possession of a fair and objective perspective and attitude towards those people who are of different races, religion, nations or have a set of opinions, beliefs and ideas the differ from our own. Tolerance is the virtue of a civilised age. It is the virtue that helps us to put up with those, who have different ways and opinions, and outlook on life. It enables us to see always the other side of things, to suffer fools with patience, fanatics without losing temper. Tolerance is not meant to encourage a week-kneed attitude to life. It has a limit, and beyond that, it may become even a social crime. It is a virtue only in the little things of life. Tolerance is one of man’s sterling virtues; and civilization itself has its indebtedness to it. Arthur Helps has made a relevant comment in this context – ‘Tolerance is the only real test of civilisation’.

Tolerance is a struggle for peace. This calls for new policies that respect diversity and pluralism on the basis of human rights. Most of all, this calls on each of us, women and men across the world, to act for tolerance in our own lives, in seeking to understand others, in rejecting all racism and hatred, including anti-Semitism.

The importance of tolerance lies in its ability to make a human being broad enough in mind to be receptive to all kinds of ideas. This, in turn, enables one to widen one’s knowledge and exercise more freedom of choice and judgement for oneself. At the same time it creates a deeper understanding of other’s views and beliefs. Human rights activists also use this day as an opportunity to speak out on human rights laws, especially with regard to banning and punishing hate crimes and discrimination against minorities. In the workplace, special training programs, talks, or messages from workplace leaders about the importance of tolerance are utilised on this day. Racial tension has grown due to intolerance. So long as human beings give in to envy, malice, jealousy and greed, tolerance will suffer. In recent times several longstanding and accepted social institution have shown signs of crumbling. Family values, social values are all being eroded. An increasing materialistic and consumer culture has not helped to nurture essential values.

We all are aware that tolerance is not only an abstract virtue; it is of considerable influence in the current affairs of life. Man is a social being and has to live in a spirit of harmony and co-operation with others. In this process some amount of give-and-take is necessary, a capacity for compromise. It is impossible for one to be tolerant if one is hide-bound and rigid in views or full of prejudices.

We must remember that tolerance is an act of humanity, which we must nurture and enact in our own lives every day, to rejoice in the diversity that makes us strong and the values that bring us together.

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Pak to amend its Army Act – Kulbhushan to appeal against his death sentence

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November 15, 2019

Good news for Indians those who are waiting for the release of Kulbhushan Jadhav, he was tried and sentenced by a Pakistani military court and current laws do not allow to appeal. Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death in 2017 on charges of espionage and terrorism. Pakistan’s move comes after the International Court of Justice ordered Islamabad in July to give India consular access to him and also review his death sentence. Pakistan will amend its Army Act to enable Indian convict Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against his death sentence in a civilian court.

Indian news agency ANI quoted Pakistani media as saying, “Pakistan, in compliance with the International Court of Justice’s condition to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appeal in a civilian court, is amending its Army Act accordingly. The case is being tried under military courts and the Army Act law forbade such individuals or groups from filing an appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court but a special amendment is being made for Kulbhushan Jadhav,”.

In September, Jadhav was allowed a meeting with an Indian official for the first time. Pakistan claims Jadhav was arrested from Balochistan by its security forces on March 3, 2016, and he was plotting an attack. India says Pakistani security forces abducted him from Iran, where he was running a business, and falsely accused of spying and terror. India appealed to the International Court a month after Jadhav was sentenced. In a verdict 15 to one in favour of India, the UN court said the death sentence should remain suspended until Pakistan effectively reviewed and reconsidered the conviction.

The World Court had also agreed with India’s allegation that Pakistan had not informed Jadhav about his rights and that “Pakistan deprived India of the right to communicate with and have access to Jadhav, to visit him in detention and to arrange for his legal representation

Will Kulbhushan Jadhav get justice in Pakistan?

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November 15, 2019

After Sarabjit’s fate, India was worried about Kulbhushan Jadhav. But more than the efforts of India, now Pakistan is helping him to get justice. This is very positive news since the Imran Khan government in Pakistan; a military court in Pakistan had sentenced Kulbhushan Jadhav to death on charges of espionage and terrorism. Now they are modifying its Army Act. If done, the law would allow Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against his conviction on charges of espionage before a civilian court. In 2017, a military court in Pakistan convicted Kulbhushan Jadhav, the punishment was awarded by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM), a military court consisting of Pakistan Army officers. (The judges on FGCM aren’t required to possess any specialisation in law.)

Pakistan has claimed that Kulbhushan Jadhav was “arrested” from Balochistan by its security forces on March 3, 2016. However, India has rejected these charges and termed them baseless. India has maintained that Pakistan’s security forces kidnapped Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, when he was in Iran on a business trip. In July this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague held that Pakistan violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention by not allowing India consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. The court had directed Pakistan to provide appropriate remedies to him, including consular access. The verdict was a major victory for India as the ICJ ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence awarded to Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” after a closed trial in April 2017. The court had also ruled that Pakistan had violated India’s rights to consular visits after Kulbhushan Jadhav’s arrest. According to the ICJ, Pakistan “deprived India of the right to communicate with and have access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, to visit him in detention and to arrange for his legal representation.”

Looking at all positive factors, we can hope that the Kulbhushan’s story won’t go Sarabjit way. According another convict in Pakistan who was released later on Surjeet Singh, upon reaching India confessed that Sarabjit and another Indian detainee, Kirpal, had converted to Islam in the hope of getting “concessions” from jail authorities. Sarabjit is known as Sarfaraz while Kirpal’s Muslim name was Mohammad Deen. They embraced Islam for concessions from jail authorities and the Pakistan government, but it didn’t happen. Sarabjeet case hit the headlines for many years, his sister made this issue international, finally his release was announced but he was attacked in the Central Jail Lahore (Kot Lakhpat jail). According to his sister, the attack on Singh was pre-planned and the jail authorities were involved. His wife, sister and two daughters were allowed to visit him in the hospital but Sarabjit returned dead to Indian soil. The extra ordinary publicity made it worst for him. Similar story is of Kulbhushan.

Pakistan’s foreign office released photo of meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and family. Jadhav, met his wife and mother for around 45 minutes across a glass screen. Going by the tweeted photos, Kulbhushan Jadhav could speak to his family only through intercom, with five officials present, and no physical contact allowed. Pakistan’s foreign office portrayed the brief meeting, coming after months of waiting on the family’s visa application as a grand gesture on the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In a few weeks, the top UN court, the International Court of Justice, was to hear India’s appeal against Jadhav’s death sentence on grounds that he never got an opportunity to defend himself. India also accused Pakistan of denying Jadhav consular access in violation of the rules under the Vienna Convention.

The International Court of Justice stayed the hanging Jadhav sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of spying. The order came a day after India approached by The Hague-based ICJ against the death sentence handed down to Jadhav by Pakistan’s field general court martial. India accused Pakistan of violating the Vienna Convention and said Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he was involved in business activities after retiring from the Indian Navy but Pakistan claimed to have arrested him from Balochistan on March 3, 2016. Many appeals were made; many petitions were filed to save Jadhav, because no one wants him to die the way Sarabjit died. Jadhav was born in Sangli, Maharashtra; his father is a retired Mumbai Police officer. Jadhav is married and has two children. His family resides in Powai, Mumbai. According to reports in the Pakistani media, Jadhav joined the National Defence Academy in 1987 and was commissioned in the engineering branch of the Indian Navy in 1991. After the 2001 attack on the Parliament of India, he started gathering information and intelligence within India. After 14 years of service he entered into intelligence operations in 2003, and established a small business in Chabahar in Iran. From Chabahar, he made several undetected visits to Pakistan, where his activities were confined to Karachi and Balochistan.

India accepted that an officer arrested in Pakistan served with its navy but at the same time denied that he was an agent for intelligence agency. Indian MEA communicated that Jadhav took premature retirement from the navy and the government had no link since his retirement from the Indian Navy. India expounded that Pakistan had fabricated the documents without ascertaining discrepancies. Pakistan had previously raised concerns over involvement of foreign elements in terrorist activities in its territory but this was the first instance of India acknowledging the arrest across the border of an individual associated with its armed forces. Jadhav’s trial lasted three and a half months and he was convicted for spying for India, waging war against Pakistan, sponsoring terrorism, and destabilising the state. Following the sentencing, the government of India summoned then Pakistani High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit and issued a demarche stating that the proceedings that led to Jadhav’s sentencing were farcical and India would regard Jadhav’s execution as murder in the first degree. After Sarabjit’s death too, Indian government assured consequences with Pakistan but that remained only a Jumla.

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Letters to the Editor: 15 November, 2019

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November 15, 2019

Why this hue and cry over President’s rule in Maharashtra

The hue and cry over President’s rule in Maharashtra is unwarranted. The voters had given a clear verdict to pre-poll alliance partners BJP-Shiv Sena to rule the state but politicians backstabbed voters in the lure for power and governors decision to impose President’s rule was correct. A stable government in a fractured mandate is impossible and re-election costs a bomb. President’s rule is a cool off period for politicians to rethink on their political agenda and gauge public mood in the state.

Only BJP-Shiv Sena which has the voters mandate can give a stable government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should directly speak to Uddhav Thackeray and try to form a consensus to give Maharashtra a stable govt.

S.N. Kabra

Bridging the digital divide

The Kerala government has to be really lauded for its declaration recently to provide free internet access to 20 lakh poor households and others at affordable rate. The state government sees internet connection as one of the basic human right and also as a window to the world. Kerala cabinet gave it’s final nod for Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) Project and is taking all measures to see that it is completed by Dec 2020.
The state government will set up the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) to provide free and low-cost internet connectivity to residents. It will be a joint-venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Kerala state IT infrastructure Ltd.
A new optic fibre network, and Wi-Fi transmission centres across the state will be set up to accomplish this task. The Internet no doubt has become part of our daily life as without it life becomes isolated. The state government’s gesture in helping its citizens, especially helping the poor to access the world and to be very much a part of the nation’s progress is something that other states can follow.
M Pradyu

Take steps to prevent ragging

Ragging in colleges and medical institutions is getting out of control.
The doctors of Nair hospital in Mumbai who led Payal Tadvi, a junior student to death by making her to commit suicide must be put to shame. Arresting them and then letting them out on bail is not enough. They must be given life imprisonment so that others may learn a lesson from this incident and harassment against juniors in colleges and medical institutions may be stopped.

Jubel D’Cruz

Make passport issue process hassle free

Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and Post Office Passport Sewa Kendras (POPSKs) accept online passport applications from the citizens under Normal category. POPSK centres serving across various locations thus highly benefits even the applicants of rural areas to obtain passports within their vicinity. The RPO centres which otherwise issued Normal and Tatkal passports, have now ceased to issue/accept online appointments whilst directing the citizens to apply only at PSKs/POPSKs.

The Tatkal passport facility is not made available at all POPSK centres but only at select few PSKs. It causes an inconvenience to the Tatkal applicants owing to logistical factors involved to approach only select few PSK Tatkal passport issuing centres. The Hon’ble Ministry of External Affairs is thus suggested to establish a Nodal Center at RPO’s Central offices-to issue only Tatkal Passports. A Nodal Center based at RPO will thus enable quicker processing of Tatkal applications and reduce the burden on the existing PSKs whilst enabling hassle free application process to the citizens.

Varun Dambal

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Lata Mangeshkar – Queen of unforgettable melody

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November 15, 2019

Lata Mangeshkar, a receiver of the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards, is an emblem of Indian cinema and music, having sung playback for an extensive list of Hindi films; she has also sung in several regional languages including Marathi and Bengali. Lata Di, belongs to a prominent musical family, has also composed music as well as produced a handful of films. Lata Di, born in 1929, is the eldest of five siblings. Their father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was classical musician, who gave the young Lata Mangeshkar her first music lesson. In 1942, when her father died, 13-year-old Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music, juggling singing with acting parts in Marathi films. In 1945, she had an early hit in the song ‘Aayega Aanewala’ from the film Mahal, starring Madhubala. From there, Lata Mangeshkar’s voice and career flew to the greatest of heights. She sang raga-based compositions by Naushad in films like Baiju Bawra, Mother India and Mughal-E-Azam, Shankar-Jaikishan’s melodic hits in Barsaat and Shree 420; Salil Chowdhury’s lilting tracks in Madhumati won her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer; three more Filmfare Awards came by way of Bees Saal Baad, Khandan and Jeene Ki Raah. Lata Mangeshkar won three National Awards for Best Female Playback Singer for the films Parichay, Kora Kagaz and Lekin. Other memorable films in her credits include Pakeezah, Abhimaan, Amar Prem, Aandhi, Silsila, Chandni, Sagar, Rudali and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Among Lata Mangeshkar’s most iconic songs is the patriotic composition ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo’; the song, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in the 1962 war with China, was performed on Republic Day in 1963 at the National Stadium in New Delhi. Lata Mangeshkar sang it live in the presence of President S Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Lata Mangeshkar has composed music for a handful of Marathi films, winning the Maharashtra State Government’s award for Best Music Director in 1965 for the film Sadhi Manase. She has also produced some films, among them 1990’s Lekin, for which she also sang.

Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre actor. Her mother, Shevanti (later renamed Shudhamati), a Gujarati woman from Thalner, Bombay Presidency (now in northwest Maharashtra), was Deenanath’s second wife; his first wife Narmada, who had died, was Shevanti’s elder sister. In 1942, when Lata was 13, her father died of heart disease. Master Vinayak (Vinayak Damodar Karnataki), the owner of Navyug Chitrapat Movie Company and a close friend of the Mangeshkar family, took care of them. He helped Lata to get started in a career as a singer and actress. Lata’s paternal grandfather, Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), was a Karhade Brahmin priest who performed the abhishekam of the Shiva lingam at the Mangueshi Temple in Goa, and her paternal grandmother, Yesubai Rane, belonged to the Gomantak Maratha Samaj community of Goa. Lata’s maternal grandfather was Gujarati businessman Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad, a prosperous businessman and landlord of Thalner; and Mangeshkar learnt Gujarati folk songs such as garbas of Pavagadh from her maternal grandmother.

The family’s last name used to be Hardikar; Deenanath changed it to Mangeshkar in order to identify his family with his native town, Mangeshi in Goa. Lata named “Hema” at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika, in one of her father’s plays, Bhaaw Bandhan. Lata the eldest child of the family, Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath, in birth order, are her siblings, all accomplished singers and musicians.

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best singers of the Hindi film industry. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in the world. She started her career in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. She also has the credit of having sung in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages. Lived her 90 years of age by giving so many good memories, music and films to the people of India. With growing age, health takes back seat, she is unwell and fans wishing her a faster recovery, hoping for her stable health and early recovery.

By Jaya Manohar