Sur Kokila with an unthinkable patriotic spirit ,She is Gone Forever Mortally , but perhaps Not from Our Heart & Mind .
Those of Us Who not only Feel but Believe That– Music Has the Aura,Strength and Mesmerìsing Ability to bind, Give Us a Solid, unbreakable company at all the situations ,All the twists & turns,All the Joy’s & Sorrows,
Would Get Solace Always in Her Memories.
A person of her stature, she cannot be adjudged as a Legend after getting immersed with five elements of nature this evening at 7.16 pm , 
She was already an undisputed Legend, a Giant Personality with unimaginable Humility, passion and professionalism even when she would walk and gently speak and sing in her Personality life time. Beginning from a raw age of 9 to 13 years, she took up little bit of acting non descript roles in films, to graduate into leaving a mark as a Singer of Repute, earlier than one would have expected.
It took place upon losing her affectionate,caring and music oriented father. She had the responsibility to look after widow mother, four sisters ,a brother and a Mausi( mothers sister) . What one gathers, she took her role so seriously that she became a singer par excellence no doubt but side by side, also took adequate care for singing career of her three sisters and later music director brother.
It was perhaps an onerous or honourable responsibility ,not everyone is capable of shouldering. And then deciding Not to enter the Wedlock,At all.
That was the mettle and make of Lata Didi or Lata Jee.
More than 30 thousand songs in 36 languages ,all delivered with command,acumen and wide following, universally.
On losing such a rarest of rare Ratna, one is generally tempted to say routinely- He/she was…………,
Void Left Can not be Filled, He/she was ……………
Showered with All conceivable Adjectives …………
But In case of Lata Jee,in view of her range and impact for 80 long years ,one may have to struggle, finding a suitable or befitting expression.
Show by such great Show persons have to go on and on but who will actually fit in that role ,will be difficult to pinpoint in present struggling, Covid ridden circumstances.
RIP Lata Jee and her Evergreen Charisma.
Amen
About the Author : Dr. Aaloc Srivastav, Ex CS , Sikkim is a Senior Retd Bureaucrat and passionate about writing on his favourite subjects . The views shared by the author are his personal.
