Correspondent

The passing away of Asha Bhosle feels less like the death of a singer and more like the silencing of an entire sensibility. For nearly eight decades, she was not merely a voice behind the screen but the sound of Indian cinema learning to be bold, expressive, irreverent and when it wished, delightfully unruly. Born into the formidable Mangeshkar family, the younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle was destined for music but not for imitation. Where Lata Didi embodied a near-divine...

People take part in the 'Arattu' festival procession at Malayinkeezhu Sree Krishna Swami Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Women cover themselves and a child on a hot day during the summer season, in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Monday. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattanaik makes an art paying tribute to the late veteran singer Asha Bhosle, at Puri beach on Sunday. Students perform during the 'Sansad Khel Mahakumbh' event, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Youth performing stunts on bicycles are...

Workers harvest wheat crop in a field on a sunny day near Gurugram on Friday. A silhouette of a farmer carrying freshly harvested gourd at a field in Prayagraj on Saturday. Workers carry ragi bags for sale at a facility in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, on Saturday. Tourists make a snowman at a snow-covered area in Koksar area of Lahaul and Spiti district on Saturday. People perform the 'Sheeveli' ritual during a procession with caparisoned elephants on the occasion of the 'Thrissur Pooram'...