The legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday, February 6, 2022 morning. Several political leaders, Bollywood celebrities rushed to pay their last respects. She was accorded full state honours at Shivaji Park.
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi, LK Advani and many Bollywood stars including Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood, Dia Mirza among others mourned her demise.
Late Lata Mangeshkar nephew Aadinath Mangeshkar to perform the final rites. He is son of her brother Hridaynath.
The death of the singer plunged the country into mourning with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the tributes in a series of tweets. Considered the voice of generations of Indians and one of the biggest music icons of the country, she received several film awards and honors like Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, and multiple National Film Awards. She was also the recipient of Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 2001.
