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Ashatai was a serial stealer of hearts—her music, mimicry and kebabs will live on

It is impossible to fit Asha Bhosle’s brand into a single box. She aced it all—from pop to bhajans. Never a false note.

Ashatai and I had many things in common. But the most vital connection was the Mangueshi temple, dedicated to our ‘’Kul’’ dev. The Rajadhyakshas and Mangeshkars have offered prayers for generations at the historic 16th century temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Ponda, North-Central Goa.

The second, very strong connect was good food. I can still smell the aroma of Ashatai’s famous kababs, when she came home to dinner with my cousin (and her close friend) the late Gautam Rajadhyaksha.

Ashatai had insisted she would feed us her specialty and not reveal its secret recipe! Then, with a twinkle in her bright, mischievous eyes, she looked sideways at Dilip, my Bengali husband and teased, ‘’Sorry…I am an expert at Bengali cooking, too, because of RD (Burman, her husband)…I should be treating you to my special fish preparations, but I wanted to cook kebabs for Shobhaa.’’ That stated, she got to work efficiently in our kitchen and rejoined us triumphantly with........

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