Guide to optimism: 'Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna...'

NEW DELHI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das invoked late Lata Mangeshkar's song "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna hai" from the 1965 blockbuster movie Guide to trigger optimism against the backdrop of uncertainty heaped by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Das, a connoisseur of old Hindi movie songs, also used his monetary speech to pay tribute to the legendary singer, who passed away on February 6.
"If the last two years of living with the virus have taught us anything, it is to remain humble, but grounded in self-belief, never losing confidence and optimism. As the great Lata Mangeshkar - whom we lost recently - sang in her immortal voice: "aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai". Together with the spirit behind the next line of this beautiful song, she has conveyed an eternal message of optimism," said Das.