Lata Mangeshkar: A Biographical and Scientific Study by Soubhik Chakraborty and Ranjan Sengupta, Anirban Patranabis, Vidhi Salla, Apoorva Chakraborty, Pranjala Shukla, Lopamudra Dutta, Sudakshina Bhattacharjee, Moupali Mitra and Sulochana Lamichaney

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Lata Mangeshkar: A Biographical and Scientific Study
Authors:	Soubhik Chakraborty, Ranjan Sengupta, Anirban Patranabis, Vidhi Salla, Apoorva Chakraborty, Pranjala Shukla, Lopamudra Dutta, Sudakshina Bhattacharjee, Moupali Mitra, Sulochana Lamichaney
ISBN:	9788195293155
Binding:	Hardcover
Year:	2024
Pages:	151 with numerous colour and b/w figures, tables, and photos
Size:	19 x 25 x 1 cm
Weight:	564 grams
Price:	INR~~1795~~1616.00

About the Book

This is the first book that presents a scientific analysis of the voice quality of the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. The extraordinary quality of her voice is hereby endorsed through a careful analysis of timbre (quality of sound) analysis of one of her recordings. The book also presents a statistical analysis of her singing style and a probabilistic analysis of some of her selected songs in different eras. The strong influence of Hindustani ragas in her music and songs rendered by her composed by veteran composers are analyzed in detail. There is also a biographical sketch of her life and the important events taking place therein. The book would be useful to musicians, musicologists, students and researchers of music and musicology, especially computational musicology.

About the Authors

Soubhik Chakraborty

Prof. (Dr) Soubhik Chakraborty, primarily a statistician, is currently a professor and former Head of the Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His research interests are algorithm analysis, music analysis and statistical computing. He has guided several research scholars in these areas to Ph.D. degrees and has authored many books, research monographs and papers in peer-reviewed journals. His book Computational Musicology in Hindustani Music, published by Springer in 2014, was described by Springer as its first book devoted to the subject.

Other books on music research that he has authored or co-authored include Music and Medicine: Healing Brain Injury Through Rāgas, CBH Pub, 2016 (with audio CD); Signal Analysis of Hindustani Classical Music, Springer, 2017; Hindustani Classical Music: A Historical and Computational Study, Sanctum Books, 2021 (winner of the IMTA award for the best book on rāga music, given by the Indian Music Therapy Association (IMTA) in 2022); and Stress Management Through Music: A Statistical Study, Notion Press, 2024 (winner of the IMTA-NADA award for the best book of 2024 for “outstanding contribution to music therapy”).

He has been the principal investigator of two music-research projects: Analysing the Structure and Performance of Hindustani Classical Music Through Statistics, sponsored by the University Grants Commission, and Hindustani Rāga Analysis Using Statistical Musicology with Therapeutic Applications for Stress Management, sponsored by IDEAS: Technology Innovation Hub @ Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Two patents arising from the second project have recently been published. He is a life member of the Indian Statistical Institute and the Acoustical Society of India and is also an acknowledged reviewer associated with ACM, IEEE and AMS. He has received several awards in both teaching and research. He is also a former flautist.

Ranjan Sengupta

Dr Ranjan Sengupta holds a Ph.D. in high-energy physics from Jadavpur University and was Senior Research Scientist and Head of the Scientific Research Department, ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, India, for 27 years. Since 2010, he has been associated with the Sir C.V. Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, as a scientific consultant. He has published more than 150 papers in the areas of high-energy physics, music signal processing, speaker recognition, music information retrieval, music perception and cognition and music acoustics. He has twice received the Sir C.V. Raman Award from the Acoustical Society of India. He was the co-supervisor of four doctoral students who completed their Ph.D.s at the Sir C.V. Raman Centre. He is currently the co-supervisor of a Ph.D. student pursuing her research at the centre. Dr Sengupta is a Life Fellow of the Acoustical Society of India and a Life Member of the Indian Physical Society and the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.

Email: sgranjan@gmail.com
Affiliation: Sir CV Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India

Anirban Patranabis

Anirban Patranabis, MSc, PhD (Physics) is attached to Sir C V Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is an assistant Teacher in Physics at Bamanpukuria S M M High School. He has many publications in the area of music signal processing in national and international journals.

Email: anir.thikana@gmail.com
Affiliation: Sir CV Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India

Vidhi Salla

Vidhi Salla is a journalist, film curator and radio show host based in Vermont, USA. She hosts a weekly edutainment radio show called Vidhi’s Bollywood Jukebox wherein she discusses various themes about Indian cinema. She has been writing on Indian cinema and the performing arts for over a decade. Her pieces are published in Mumbai-based National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) magazine, On Stage. She writes a monthly column on Hindi cinema for the US-based dailies Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal. Vidhi is also the founder of a curation outfit, Vidhiism, through which she hosts Indian movie screenings for discerning overseas audiences. More information on her can be found on vidhiism.com.

Email: vidhisjukebox@gmail.com

Apoorva Chakraborty

Apoorva Chakraborty, an amateur Hindustani classical vocalist, is a Sangeet Visharad from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, India. She is also a certified music therapist from NADA Centre for Music Therapy, India. She is a student of Psychology (Hons) at Nalanda Open University. She has coauthored the award winning book Hindustani Classical Music: A Historical and Computational Study, Sanctum Books, 2021 with Prof. Soubhik Chakraborty.

Email: apoorvachakraborty2001@gmail.com
Affiliation: Nalanda Open University, Patna-800001, Bihar, India

Pranjala Shukla

Pranjala Shukla has completed her M.Tech in Computer Science from Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. Currently she is employed in Cloudcover Pvt Ltd (STT Telemedia). Previously she was employed in HCL Technologies Ltd. She has coauthored the award winning book Hindustani Classical Music: A Historical and Computational Study, Sanctum Books, 2021 with Prof. Soubhik Chakraborty.

Email: pranjala.shukla@gmail.com
Address: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BIT
Mesra, Ranchi-835215, Jharkhand, India

Lopamudra Dutta

Lopamudra Dutta has completed her Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing from Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. She has published one research paper and a monograph jointly with her guide Prof. Soubhik Chakraborty.

Email: lopamudra.dutta18@gmail.com
Address: Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi-835215,
Jharkhand, India

Sudakshina Bhattacharjee

Sudakshina Bhattacharjee holds an Integrated MSc in Mathematics & Computing from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. Currently employed as an Analyst at a Big 4 firm, she combines her academic background with practical expertise in her professional endeavors.

Email: sudakshinabit27@gmail.com
Address: Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi-835215,
Jharkhand, India

Moupali Mitra

Moupali Mitra is a final year student of Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing at Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. Her academic prowess is not limited to the boundaries of her current study; it extends to a wide array of multidisciplinary interests. She brings a unique blend of mathematical rigor and scientific curiosity to her work, making her a versatile and invaluable collaborator in diverse fields of study.

Email: moupali1824@gmail.com
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi-835215,
Jharkhand, India

Sulochana Lamichaney

Sulochana Lamichaney is a final year student of Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing at Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. She encompasses a wide range of interdisciplinary interests that transcend the boundaries of her chosen field. Her ability to combine precision with curiosity in mathematics has made her an indispensable partner across a wide range of fields.

Email: sulochanalamichaney@gmail.com
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi-835215,
Jharkhand, India

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