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Haimanti Sukla
singer
nMuch as I love music, too much of it blaring away incessantly isn’t exactly my cup of tea. Having said, once I get into my car, Indian classical music is always soothing to the ear. So, be it Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, L. Subramanium or Bismillah Khan, it’s something I just can’t get enough of.
Old Hindi numbers are another favourite and I adore all the songs composed by Salil Choudhury and Ravindra Jain ? in fact, I still listen to the music of Ram Teri Ganga Maili. As for singers, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar are in a league of their own. As is Elvis Presley, my all-time favourite in the Western music scene.
Cut to the present and I don’t listen to much of contemporary music ? though occasionally, I do enjoy some numbers by Chandrabindoo and Cactus.