In Memories Come Alive: An Autobiography, Manna Dey takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane--his early passion for wrestling and football; adolescent pranks which involved shoplifting sweets from a confectionery and pole-valuating into the neighbour's terrace to swipe pickle jars; and the influence of his uncle and guru K.C. Dey (the celebrated singer and composer of the 1930s). He recounts his early days in Mumbai as an assistant music director to his uncle and ...
