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Shane Warne (1969-2022): The Buccaneer, and a Magician
Sabin Iqbal
A maverick who made leg spin look cool
Bappi Lahiri (1952-2022): Dancing to His Own Tune
He composed memorable songs in forgettable movies but the remix revolution has kept his music alive
Rahul Bajaj (1938-2022): Scooter Man
Bajaj’s business didn’t just survive but grew in liberalised India
The Heart of the Song
Lata sang for all of us. Her voice was instantly recognisable. Whoever the star, she brought us into the heroine’s inner life
When Lata Came to Dinner
She showed me a gramophone record made of gold. All the songs she sang in the UK were on it. Could I give her a letter for the Bombay Customs Commissioner, asking him not to charge any duty as the record had been presented to her?
An Art of Meditation
She was simply magical behind the mike, and she wasn’t afraid to make mistakes or try something new. Her understanding of music was beyond ragas and talas, it was deeper than that
The Echo of God
Lata was much more than the voice of India. She was the voice of humanity, cutting across cultures
Singing the Nation
We can begin to have a better conception of the extraordinary place of Lata in the life of the nation when we imagine how she not only embodied the nation but sang the nation
Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): A Voice of Grace and Dignity
She was the voice we all lived and loved by
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022): Active Mindfulness
The monk sought to use the principles of Buddhism for social and political reform
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