‘Ae mere Batan ke logo’, the iconic composition and lyrics by poet Pradeep can never be erased from the memories of Indians.
Nor the exceptional range by Lata Mangeshkar, who made this song a hair-raising piece that, as if, made the dead to stir in the graves.
What an exceptional coincidence that today , Feb 6, is the birth anniversary of poet Pradeep and today the nation mourns the passing away of Lata ji.
Greatness can never be always thrusted upon. It is, more often than not, achieved through exceptional deeds.
An artist of her quality is born once in a century. She has left a legacy that would serve as a peninsula of music for many, many years to come.
