An ode to the majestic life of the late Lata Mangeshkar, Lata: A Life in Music celebrates art in its totality and tells the life story of India's most-loved vocal artist. The result of Yatindra Mishra's decade-long dialogue with the singer, it delves into the lesser-known facets of the great artist, presenting her as an intellectual and cultural exponent while offering a rare glimpse into the person behind the revered enigma. At the confluence of cinema, music and literature, this is the most definitive biography of the voice of the nation. It also documents sociocultural changes from the late British era through post-Independence India, right up to the twenty-first century. This is the story of the various myths, mysteries, truths and contradictions that shape a human into an icon-and an icon into someone profoundly human.