SN Tripathi

SN Tripathi Part 5 (post-50s): His best songs by other female playback singers

SN Tripathi with Geeta Dutt and Shamshad begum October 19, 2023

Concluding the series on SN Tripathi with his best songs for ‘other’ female playback singers It is time to conclude the series on SN Tripathi after a comprehensive coverage of his multi-faceted talent in the Vintage Era (1949 and earlier) in Part 1 as a singer, actor, music director and dialogue and story writer; Part […]

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SN Tripathi Part 4 (post 50s): His best songs for Lata Mangeshkar

SN Tripathi-Lata Mangeshkar September 28, 2023

Continuing the series on SN Tripathi with a tribute to Lata Mangeshkar on her 94th birth anniversary (28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) It is matter of satisfaction that after a reader noted the omission of SN Tripathi, I have been able to cover him in some detail, though late. I have already posted […]

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SN Tripathi Part 3 (post-50s): His best songs for Mukesh and other male singers

SN Tripathi-Mukesh-Manna Dey August 27, 2023

A tribute to Mukesh on his 47th Remembrance Day (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976) in the series on SN Tripathi Last month radio, print and visual media was awash with tributes to Mukesh on his birth centenary (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976). All the tributes were unanimous that he was gifted […]

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SN Tripathi Part 2 (post-1950s): His best songs for Mohammad Rafi

SN Tripathi-Rafi July 31, 2023

A tribute to Rafi on his 43rd Remembrance Day with the continuing series on SN Tripathi In SN Tripathi Part 1 (1930s and 40s) we became familiar with his multi-faceted personality: an actor, a singer, a music director, and surprisingly also a director – though of post-50s films. But post-50s we know him mostly as […]

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SN Tripathi Part 1: The Vintage Years – A Multi-faceted Talent

SN Tripathi March 28, 2023

A tribute to SN Tripathi on the 35th Anniversary of his Remembrance Day (14 March 1913-28 March 1988) Whenever we think of melody, honey-dipped sweetness and beautiful dances to classical/ semi-classical tunes we think of SN Tripathi. We all have many of his immortal songs on our lips: Aa laut ke aaja mere meet, Nain […]

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