Suman Kalyanpur (1937-2026): A Serene, Enchanting Star in the Sky of Melody
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
The curtains have fallen on one of the gentlest and most enduring voices of Indian music.
She sang in eight languages, stood in for Lata during a feud, and recorded over 140 duets with Rafi. India gave her the Padma Bhushan at 86. On Monday, it draped her in the Tricolour.
Most people who loved her songs could not name her. Many who could name her thought she was someone else. Suman Kalyanpur never seemed to mind. She died on May 31, at 89.
