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  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 4

    [This is the fourth part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Previously in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s, 1960s…

  • Asha Bhosle’s Iconic Collaborations

    Asha Bhosle‘s Hindi film playback singing career spanned nearly 80 years. She worked with nearly every prominent music director during this period, from O.P. Nayyar, with whom she first made her mark, to A.R. Rahman during her golden years. However, it was with R.D. Burman, whom she married in 1980, that she worked most extensively.…

  • Asha Bhosle: Voice of a Century

    Asha Bhosle: Voice of a Century A Musical Legacy · 1951 – 2010 Asha BhosleVoice of a Century Six decades. One voice. An unparalleled record in the history of Hindi film music. 7,617 Songs by Asha (1951–2010) 322 Peak year — 1955 50+ years topping the charts 12,654 Asha + Lata combined Songs Recorded Per…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 3

    [This is the third part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

  • Search On MySwar

    It may not be apparent to the average user (and it should not be), but the search function on MySwar is quite forgiving. It isn’t fuzzy search, but it does consider the possibility that the same Hindi word may be spelt differently by different users. This is important given that the transliteration of Hindi words into…

  • International Payment Options Now Available For MySwar Subscription

    Last year, we launched paid subscriptions for MySwar. Many users have enrolled to enjoy the website without ads and to explore Hindi film music more deeply, with features like Advanced Search, Text Search, Tag Search, and Filters. So far, only Indian payment options have been available for MySwar subscriptions. However, we have now activated international…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 2

    [This is the second part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 3, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 1

    [This is the first part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.] Team Nostalgiaana has rekindled the Radio Nostalgia of Retro Hindi film songs through specially curated online shows, served to nearly 200 dedicated…

  • MySwar Gets A New Look

    It has been nearly 15 years since we launched MySwar (on January 10, 2012). During this period, we have used our limited resources to build and enrich our database and roll out new features. Work on MySwar’s user experience was limited and restricted to essential updates. That has now changed – we just deployed a…

  • Manna Dey – The Playback Singer Who Was Too (Classically) Good For Bollywood

    Manna Dey was born Prabodh Chandra Dey on May 1 1919, in Calcutta. Growing up, he was mentored by his uncle K.C. Dey, a popular singer and composer. He also owed his solid grounding in Hindustani music to Ustad Dabir Khan. When K.C. Dey left for Bombay, young Manna accompanied him. His first break as…