Sri Vijaya Puram, September 30: A melodious evening titled “Meri Awaaz Hi Pahechaan Hai #3 (Ishwar Satya Hai…!!!)” was held at Hotel Driftwood, Haddo, on Saturday, September 28th, to pay tribute to the legendary singer and Bharat Ratna, Lata Mangeshkar, on her 95th birth anniversary.
The event, organized by Jhumurr Socio-Cultural Society with LM-fan Club and in collaboration with Hotel Driftwood, was a heartfelt homage to the ‘Nightingale of India’ for her exceptional musical journey spanning 75 years.
Concept & Programme Designing by Ashees Poddar, Creative Director & Convenor of the Society. The evening was a beautiful celebration of Lata Ji’s timeless duets with male co-singers from various generations, showcasing the different moods and genres of her evergreen music.
The event began with a floral tribute and cake-cutting ceremony, in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. Smt. Ananya Karak, one of the top singers from the Islands, opened the evening with a stunning rendition of Lata Ji’s iconic song ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram.’
Beside a number of Golden and melodious duets of Lata Ji of various moods with different male Co-Singers of different generations, a Geetmala (medley) conceived well by Smt. Sonali Podder as the special attraction of show, was also presented beautifully by the female singers with some evergreen songs of Lataji, culminating the programme in a grand manner.
The other lead singers of the show Smti. Parvati Anil, Smti. Arunima Ghosh, Smti. Salma, and Smti. Minaz Nadeem as a guest artiste enchanted the audience by their renditions.
Male singers included Shri K. Mammi (for Mohd.Rafi) as the special guest artiste, Shri. Abdul Rasheed (Mohd.Rafi & Mahendra Kapoor), Shri. Shailender Singh (Amit Kumar, Suresh Wadekar, Udit Narayan & Manmohan Singh) Shri. Aktar Hussain (Kumar Sanu, S.P Balasubramanium, Manna Dey & Jolly Mukherjee), Shri. Raj (Mukesh), Shri. Rajesh Anand (Hemant Kumar), Shri. Mohd. Nisar (Shailendra Singh & Kumar Sanu), Shri. Rajesh Ghosh (Mohd. Aziz & Mohd.Rafi), Shri. Ujjwal Dhali (Abhijeet) and Shri. Ashees Poddar (Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar, Bhupender Singh & Shabbir Kumar)
The show, anchored by Shri. Raj and coordinated by Shri. Shailendra Singh & Shri. Aktar Hussain, was lauded as a grand success, drawing participation from eminent guests like Smt. & Shri. K.Mammi, Smt. Zubaida Begum, Smt. Sageeta Chand, Smt. Monidipa Mukherjee, Smt. Jharna Bose, Shri. Sanjib Kumar Roy, Smt. Sumita Sanyal, Smt. Babita Roychowdhury, Shri Khitish Karak, Shri Debesh Roy, Shri. G. Anil Kumar, Shri. Appa Rao & Shri Jay Nair.
The night concluded with thunderous applause, a fitting tribute to Lata Mangeshkar’s enduring legacy in Indian music.
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