yashomati maiyya se bole nandlala radha kyon gori main kyon kala the sublime sweetness of the lines are just what the doctor prescribed on a rainy day when the future seems bruised pandit narendra sharma was a poet par excellence who spun words that conversed with godhe is best known for lata mangeshkars satyam shivam sundaram but there was so much more to him like jyoti kalash chalke in the 1961 meena kumariclassic bhabhi ki chudiyanread alsolata mangeshkar death anniversary she forgave all her detractors and criticsits been one year since we lost the goddess of all melodious things not a day goes by when the fans and followers dont mourn lata mangeshkars physical absence those whove known her still believe she is just a phone call away just that the fans who care dont want to disturb her it isto savour the sublimity of narendra sharma one recommends all the songs composed by sudhir phadke in babhi ki chudiyanpanditji was not a lyricist per se he was a poet and a scholar whose lines were not about easytosing rhymes but expressions of sheer devoutness the title song of satyam shivam sundaram almost didnt happen with lataji she was not on cordial terms with raj kapoor when satyam shivam sundaram happened it was narendra sharma who coaxed and convinced lataji to break free of her hurt and angernarendra sharma also did the chartbuster bhavre be khilaya phool for raj kapoor in prem rog latajis tum aasha vishwas hamare from the film subah and the patriotic gem jo samar mein ho gaye amar were two of narendra sharmas most popular songsbut his songs remained largely out of the reach of mass popularity his words were not meant for pubescent pleasures he defined that spiritual link between god and the singer in his songs for longforgotten films case in point songs like kyon pyala chalakta hai phir bhi 1970 and har kahin par shadamani aandhiyan 1952