A Voice That Lingers in the Heart in Loving Memory of KK
West Bengal especially Kolkata has long held a sacred connection with music. It’s a land that has given rise to some of the subcontinent’s most iconic voices: Kishore Kumar, Kumar Sanu, and Krishna Kumar Kunnath, fondly known as KK. My own roots connect deeply with Kolkata as well. Before the Partition, my grandfather was posted there, and our family likely had a home in that city. Even today, some utensils made in Kolkata rest quietly in our home quiet witnesses to a forgotten chapter of our story. Much like my bond with the city, my relationship with music has always been intimate. Not just as a listener, but as someone who breathes with melodies. The 1990s were a golden age a time when Indian and Pakistani music gave voice to youth, love, and rebellion. From “Dil Dil Pakistan” to A.R. Rahman’s Roja , from Jagjit Singh’s ghazals to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwalis, every note carried life. And then, as we stepped into a new millennium, there came a voice new, yet oddly famili...