BooksBook review: Lata Mangeshkar -- the immortal voice of India
Biography offers a comprehensive analysis of the famous singer's life and work
Lata Mangeshkar, pictured here in Mumbai in 2008, sang in 36 languages, including Dutch, Russian, Fijian, Swahili and English as well as many others spoken in India. © Getty Images
MYTHILY RAMACHANDRAN, Contributing writer
In South Asia, Lata Mangeshkar needs no introduction. The Indian singer, who died last year aged 92, was famous for her voice, which once prompted the American-born British celebrity violinist Yehudi Menuhin to remark: "How I wish my violin could sing like you!"