2026

Best songs of 1956

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And the winners are Readers would be surprised to see this post, and I must say, some very pleasantly. Because for the last few years there has been a growing clamour that I should go forwards from 1956 onwards. The reasons given are: (i) It is difficult to relate to Vintage Era music, most people […]

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Love is Bliss

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Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day with guest article by DP Rangan (Our mid-octogenarian guest author today is an ever romantic. PG Wodehouse, Agatha Christie, Cricket, Bridge, Sherlock Holmes, History, Mathematics – his range of interests is limitless. An eternal peripatetic, he drops in India for change of his laundry, or medicines, during Spring […]

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Book Review: Forgotten Artists of Early Cinema and The Same Name Confusion Book 5

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Forgotten Artists of Early Cinema and The Same Name Confusion Book 5 Author: Arunkumar Deshmukh Publisher: Professor toofaani publishers, East Lansing, MI, USA Price (Pothi.com): ₹599 plus shipping (Paperback) Copyright: © Arunkumar Deshmukh Pages: 146 This is the fifth book in the series, and I have reviewed all the earlier books on this site. I […]

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1939 best songs

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Wishing everyone a very Happy 76th Anniversary of our Republic Day Now we are entering the thirties, the last stretch going back to when it all began. The first talkie film was made in 1931. Most of the early stars of talkie films carried on from the silent era. The change of era also exposed […]

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OP Nayyar: The Composer Par Excellence

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Guest article by Ravindra Kelkar as a tribute to OP Nayyar on his Centenary (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) (We have now reached the concluding post of the guest author in the series of tributes to OP Nayyar, coinciding with his centenary. OP Nayyar was one of the most complex personalities of Hindi […]

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Book Review: “Soulfully Yours – Ravi”

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Wishing all the readers and their families a very Happy New Year Soulfully Yours: Ravi Author: Manek Premchand Published by: Blue Pencil, Delhi 2025 ISBN: 978-81-943921-4-9 Price: ₹675 (Paperback on Amazon); Pages: 455 The regulars of this blog are well-informed about old film music. How do we view Ravi? I have been quite open about […]

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