Lata Mangeshkar

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital earlier last month, after testing positive for COVID-19, has been put on ventilator support yet again after her health deteriorated on Saturday (February 5). The singer, 92, recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia in late January.

Dr Pratit Samdani from Breach Candy Hospital, who has been treating the singer, told ANI that the singer is ‘currently in the ICU and has once again been put on ventilator support, due to her worsened condition. Dr Samdani also informed that the singer continuos be under aggressive therapy and is tolerating the procedures well at this moment.

Nagpur singer Ishaan Khan, whose song ‘Wallah Wallah’ was released on December 13, recently appeared on Salman Khan’s reality show Bigg Boss 15 with Siddharth Nigam and Jannat Zubair. On the new year special of Bigg Boss 15, Salman, along with Ishaan, siddharth and Jannat, performed the hook step of of the song, which has crossed 11 million views on YouTube. Ishaan, in a Dialogue at Nation Next, speaks about being on Bigg Boss 15, his experience of meeting Salman Khan, his ‘special performance’ for MS Dhoni and more!

Aaryan Banthia

Aaryan Banthia, who is a guitarist, composer, and singer released his fifth single . ‘Shades of Spring’ on February 18, 2021. Aaryan, who was introduced to progressive rock very early in his life has explored himself as a guitarist-composer for the very first time in the song. The song has already garnered more than 613K views and 5.2K likes.

In the particular song, the talented musician has showcased his phenomenal guitar playing skills. For Shades of Spring, Aaryan has been accompanied on the drums by Sambit Chatterjee. The song has been recorded at The Bombay Gramaphone Company (TBGC) studios.

Shades of Spring blends progressive rock and fusion music with Hindustani Classical to bring out one of the most melodious numbers composed by Aaryan. It is aptly based on Raag Basant, which is a Hindustani classical raag usually sung/performed in the spring season.

Here’s Shades of Spring by Aaryan Banthia: