Jayamani

From 'Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai' to 'Mera Saya Sath Hoga', Lata Mangeshkar has lent a range of moods to a wide variety of timeless melodies. In an interview to this writer, singer-songwriter Sona Mohapatra had claimed there were barely eight songs out of 100 in a year in Hindi cinema, that were sung only by a female vocalist. She said it was a travesty in a country which has celebrated the legacy of veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar from the 1940s for the next six decades.