<p>The queen of melodies stated, “I had a neighbour, who once told me that when the most famous singer of Egypt, Om Kulthum, had passed away, the flags had been kept half-mast across the country. ‘The same must be done for you,’ he said in all sincerity and with due respect.” <br /><br />Being the songstress that she is, Lataji obviously had been through a lot of awkward moments of people attempting to compliment her. But this flag-waving comment took the cake. She said, “I didn’t know how to react to this honour that I was being promised. I told him, ‘Array bhai, when I wouldn’t be there, how does it matter to me whether the flag is half-mast or not?’”<br /><br />The nightingale of India has a fantastic sense of humour, which is not always appreciated by those around her. <br /><br />Decades ago, when one of her favourite music composers fell in love with a besura singer, Lataji had made a classic quip. She had said, “I always thought love was blind. Now I know it’s deaf as well.”<br /></p>
<p>The queen of melodies stated, “I had a neighbour, who once told me that when the most famous singer of Egypt, Om Kulthum, had passed away, the flags had been kept half-mast across the country. ‘The same must be done for you,’ he said in all sincerity and with due respect.” <br /><br />Being the songstress that she is, Lataji obviously had been through a lot of awkward moments of people attempting to compliment her. But this flag-waving comment took the cake. She said, “I didn’t know how to react to this honour that I was being promised. I told him, ‘Array bhai, when I wouldn’t be there, how does it matter to me whether the flag is half-mast or not?’”<br /><br />The nightingale of India has a fantastic sense of humour, which is not always appreciated by those around her. <br /><br />Decades ago, when one of her favourite music composers fell in love with a besura singer, Lataji had made a classic quip. She had said, “I always thought love was blind. Now I know it’s deaf as well.”<br /></p>
