Manna Dey

West Bengal Labour Minister rode a cycle for 38 km today to protest against the rising fuel prices in the country.

During his initial days in Mumbai, composer S D Burman's experiments with music were hit-and-miss affairs so he decided to give up his ambition of composing for Hindi films and return to Kolkata when he was persuaded by actor Ashok Kumar to stay back.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's new chief minister, ended an impassioned speech at the Ramlila Maidan on Saturday by singing a Manna Dey song from the 1959 film Paighaam.

Within a year and a half of opening her official page, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has amassed five lakh 'likes' on social networking website Facebook.

Composer Shameer Tandon was perhaps the last musician to work with Manna Dey. Recalling his experiences with the singing giant, he said that the legend was "86 years young that time" and "like an Englishman in the way he spoke and his discipline".

Manna Dey's songs played at the city's traffic signals, while a large number of his fans paid floral tributes to the legendary singer before his photographs.

Manna Dey is no more but his last compositions - dedicated to the memory of his wife Sulochana - will be released soon.

Lata Mangeshkar remembers Manna Dey as a versatile singer and says that the late singer didn't get as much as he deserved.

There were the routine chat sessions around the tables, but in hushed tones. The waiters served customers in their usual sluggish manner, but seemed markedly slower. For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied Manna Dey's daughter Shumita Deb's allegation that her government did not help the family in its "bad times".

Doyen of Bengali films Soumitra Chatterjee paid glowing tribute to legendary singer Manna Dey, saying the variety of his work made him like a banyan tree in the world of music.

For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away of Manna Dey who rendered the famous song that for generations has been regarded as its anthem.

Describing singing legend Manna Dey's death as the loss of a golden voice and era, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (October 24, 2013) said there can be no substitute for the maestro.

Ranbir Kapoor and singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya remember legendary playback singer Manna Dey as "a huge pillar of the film industry" and an "imperceptible power of voice".

One of versatile playback singers, Manna Dey died on Thursday (October 24, 2013), leaving behind a collection of songs, a proof to his versatility.

West Bengal Labour Minister rode a cycle for 38 km today to protest against the rising fuel prices in the country.

During his initial days in Mumbai, composer S D Burman's experiments with music were hit-and-miss affairs so he decided to give up his ambition of composing for Hindi films and return to Kolkata when he was persuaded by actor Ashok Kumar to stay back.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's new chief minister, ended an impassioned speech at the Ramlila Maidan on Saturday by singing a Manna Dey song from the 1959 film Paighaam.

Within a year and a half of opening her official page, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has amassed five lakh 'likes' on social networking website Facebook.

Composer Shameer Tandon was perhaps the last musician to work with Manna Dey. Recalling his experiences with the singing giant, he said that the legend was "86 years young that time" and "like an Englishman in the way he spoke and his discipline".

Manna Dey's songs played at the city's traffic signals, while a large number of his fans paid floral tributes to the legendary singer before his photographs.

Manna Dey is no more but his last compositions - dedicated to the memory of his wife Sulochana - will be released soon.

Lata Mangeshkar remembers Manna Dey as a versatile singer and says that the late singer didn't get as much as he deserved.

There were the routine chat sessions around the tables, but in hushed tones. The waiters served customers in their usual sluggish manner, but seemed markedly slower. For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied Manna Dey's daughter Shumita Deb's allegation that her government did not help the family in its "bad times".

Doyen of Bengali films Soumitra Chatterjee paid glowing tribute to legendary singer Manna Dey, saying the variety of his work made him like a banyan tree in the world of music.

For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away of Manna Dey who rendered the famous song that for generations has been regarded as its anthem.

Describing singing legend Manna Dey's death as the loss of a golden voice and era, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (October 24, 2013) said there can be no substitute for the maestro.

Ranbir Kapoor and singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya remember legendary playback singer Manna Dey as "a huge pillar of the film industry" and an "imperceptible power of voice".

One of versatile playback singers, Manna Dey died on Thursday (October 24, 2013), leaving behind a collection of songs, a proof to his versatility.