By Achal Rangaswamy

This happened a few years ago but I suddenly remembered the entire discussion.

The family was driving long distance and we would suddenly find on the highway some radio station that was playing songs randomly. When the family travels together, I don’t necessarily get the freedom to play just my own favourites only. Quite often, my son seeks his own collections via CDs or MP3 options. (more…)

By KS Ramachandran

Even after thirty nine years of the demise of playback singer, Mohammad Rafi Saab (on 31^st July 1980), his songs are still relevant today! His renditions are still so much “live” with his golden voice lingering in our hearts and ears. (more…)

By Jagdish Kumar Bhagchandani

मोहम्मद रफ़ी, एक ऐसा नाम जिसके ज़िक्र के बिना हिंदी फिल्म जगत के इतिहास की दास्तान अधूरी रहेगी। रफ़ी साब ने पार्श्वगायन के क्षेत्र को उस मुकाम पे पहुँचाया कि आज, उनके निधन के 39 साल बाद भी, उनकी उपलब्धियों को एक हासिल न कर सकने वाला बेंचमार्क माना जाता है। (more…)

By Achal Rangaswamy

A to Z of Mohd Rafi Saab
The singer with a complete range of songs

December is the month when I celebrate two birthdays – my own and that of my biggest idol – Mohd Rafi Saab. There is a difference of exactly two weeks between our birthdays, but I am in a celebratory mood right from the 1st of the month! (more…)

By: Dr Souvik Chatterji (Associate Professor in Law and Head of Department, JIS University, Kolkata)

Rafi Sahab is remembered all over the world on his birth anniversary today, on 24^th December, 2018. He had remained an inspiration for numerous singers all over the world. While he received filmfare for best male playback singer 6 times, there were many more songs in which he deserved the filmfare award. (more…)

By Achal Rangaswamy

When we see around ourselves, today’s world is highly disturbed. There is far more violence, far more intolerance and far more noise than ever before. (more…)

By Udai V. Singh, Duluth, GA, USA

Three decades and eight years ago, at 10:25PM of 31st July 1980, the legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi passed into history at age of 56 years,  The divine voice that enthralled and mesmerised Bollywood song lovers all over the world for almost four decades drifted away into soulful silence with his last breath. (more…)

By Jagdish K. Bhagchandani

Writing a tribute for someone as pious, as divine as Rafi Saab is a task meant for an emotional fulfilment. But it also has many difficulties as any permutation/ combination of available words or alphabets will not be able to create suitable narrative to adequately describe his persona. (more…)

By Dr Souvik Chatterji

The audience of film music in India remembered dignified composer Naushad Ali on his birth anniversary on 26^th December, 2017. He was a genius composer and shaped Indian film music with his classical gharana in the 40s from where it just grew with variety and innovation. (more…)

By Dr Souvik Chatterji

Music lovers all over the world remember the God of music Mohammad Rafi on his birth anniversary on 24^th December, 2017. The listeners of music all over the world remembered the all-time great singer Mohammad Rafi on 31^st July, 2013. The noble soul had left his admirers 33 years ago. Yet he is alive in numerous everlasting hit songs which are heard and cherished for generations. (more…)