Conversations Over Chai

  Well, not really. The blog actually began in 2008 on a whim. I had nothing else to do, and blogging became an escape. However, all I...

I n the earlier post on Shamshad Begum, I mentioned that she had been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in the...

Receiving the Padma Bhushan on 31st March 2009  (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) When I first began to research the songs of Shamshad Beg...

14.04.1919 - 23.04.2013 She is the forgotten legend, even though she was considered one of the top singers amongst a constellation...