Hindi songs of Emotional Impact - nostalgic, favorites etc

[gaddeswarup]

V_S,
Of those Kanan Devi songs, I find the Bengali versions are better preserved and I posted some links in my blog
http://gaddeswarup.blogspot.com.au/2...evi-songs.html
Rajraj,
I do not know much about ragas. I started recognizing a couple of ragas but then decided that I just liked the songs, some of the MDs seem innovative use ragas in different contexts from which they were meant and sometimes even mix up ragas.
There is an interesting article about 'Lapak Jhapak' which links to a discussion about it in the Hub
http://www.svabhinava.org/abhinava/S...apak-frame.php
It also says "We have here an apparently bizarre situation where everyone is ravished by Lapak Jhapak and attributes its musical appeal to the sublime power of the underlying râga, and yet there is little agreement and much confusion as to its identity!

Online listings of film music tend to classify this song as Darbarî Kanada or Miyan kî Malhâr, though instances of its being labeled as Megh Malhâr, Adânâ, etc., or even “Jai Malhâr” (invented solely for the occasion ..."