The opening stanza of one of the veteran Hindi film lyricists Yogesh’s several heartfelt songs (this is a non-film one at that) exemplifies a lifelong concern — deploying words to communicate the vicissitudes of life itself. Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar paid tribute to the lyricist on Twitter: “Mujhe abhi pata chala ki dil ko chunewale geet likhnewale kavi Yogesh ji ka aaj swargwas hua. Yogesh ji ke likhe kai geet maine gaaye. Yogesh ji bahut shaant aur madhur swabhav ke insan the. (I just came to know about the death of poet Yogesh ji who wrote many heartwarming songs.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2020 20:17 UTC