Lata Mangeshkar, renowned Bollywood singer, and Bharat Ratna recipient breathed her last on February 6, 2022, at the age of 92. She passed away from multiple organ failure at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai after contracting COVID-19 and receiving treatment for 28 days.
The Government of India announced two-day national mourning and that the National Flag will fly at half-mast from February 6 to 7 throughout India in her respect.
She was dubbed as India’s nightingale due to her amazing range of singing. She recorded more than 30,000 songs in over 26 languages while singing primarily in Hindi and Marathi.
Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in Indore to Deenanath Mangeshkar. She was the eldest child with sisters Asha, Meena, and Usha and brother Dinanath. All of the sisters and brothers became singers and musicians, with Asha Bhonsle rivaling her sister during both of their careers.
Her first song was "Naachu Yaa Gade” from the 1942 Marathi movie Hasaal while her first Hindi song came in the 1943 movie Gajaabhau.
Her breakthrough song proved to ‘"Aayega Aanewaala" from the 1949 movie Mahal, which launched her into prominence and she went on to rule the Bollywood playback scene for more than 6 decades.
Mangeshkar, whose career spanned generations, sang duets with almost all of the leading singers of her time from Talat Mehmood to Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, and Mohammed Rafi. She also sang with the stars of the 90s like Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam, and others.
Apart from receiving the Bharat Ratna, highest civilian honor of the country in 2001, Lata Mangeshkar was also given prestigious honors like the Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements (1999), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997), NTR National Award (1999), and the French Legion of Honor (2007).
Today as the country mourns the demise of a true legend of music, the Indian cricket fraternity also joined in sending their tributes to Lata Mangeshkar on Twitter.
Here are some of the tweets:
