{"id":216241,"date":"2026-04-14T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=216241"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:29:06","slug":"a-life-of-music-and-duty-arati-mukherjee-pays-a-tearful-tribute-to-the-versatile-asha-bhosle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/a-life-of-music-and-duty-arati-mukherjee-pays-a-tearful-tribute-to-the-versatile-asha-bhosle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life of Music and Duty, Arati Mukherjee Pays a Tearful Tribute to the Versatile Asha Bhosle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The demise of Asha Bhosle has left a void in the Indian music industry that can never be filled. Legendary singer Arati Mukherjee fondly recalled her first meeting with Asha Ji in 1958 during a music competition in Mumbai. 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