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                                                                                “Chewing gum keeps the throat supple”, says Lataji. She always keep a handful of them with her... She eats a lot of chillies to keep her voice sweet...Well, these are just some interesting snippets about Lataji,Indias legendary singer. Lata Mangeshkar has been a biographer’s delight. Chronological detailing about her illustrious music career she made up with her mellisonant voice runs into volumes. She has plenty to say about her musical career spanning from the 40s to the present, interesting anecdotes, and facts about the musical maestros she has worked with .All these provide   insights into the glorious years of Indian film music. ...

I am a devotee of Sabarimala Ayyappan and if someone asks what are the parameters of a devotee, then here is what I can confidently say. I believe that a trip to Sabarimala isn’t a holiday trip or a journey to prove a point. But it is an inward journey into yourselves, when you test your tenacity, your tolerance, your self-will while renouncing worldly comforts and abstaining from indulging in negative thoughts and actions. It is a huge commitment and cannot be taken up by a full time mother, wife and daughter like me. I would rather wait for that age when I have a stronger mental disposition ,when I can hold my head over all the responsibilities binding me down and with a calm and focused mind spend 41 days extolling the name of the lord and live in penance .Only then I am fully an Ayyappa Bhaktha .I see no inequality here, as even now I possess the right to have a darshan of Lord Ayyappa in the numerous other temples across the world.I see no need to panic or wound religious se...