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5:04 PM

PM Modi likely to reach Shivaji Park at 5:45, says TV report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reach Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area at around 5:45 on Sunday evening, for the last rites of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in the morning today. 

 

Modi is also scheduled to pay homage to the singer, whose mortal remains were being transported to the cremation area on a military truck at the time of filing this report.

 

The funeral is scheduled for around 6:30 p.m.

4:55 PM

'End of a golden era': Pak skipper Babar Azam's tribute to Lata Mangeshkar

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Sunday said legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's voice and legacy will continue to live in the hearts of millions worldwide.

Babar Azam called Lata Mangeshkar an "unparalleled icon" and condoled the demise of the legendary singer.

"End of a golden era. Her magical voice and legacy will continue to live in the hearts of millions worldwide. An unparalleled icon! RIP Smt. Lata Mangeshkar Ji," Babar Azam tweeted.

Earlier in the day, former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar paid his last respects to Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away after a brief illness.

Sachin arrived at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, where the legendary singer took her last breathe.

Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92. The megastar was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.

Meanwhile, two-day national mourning will be observed in memory of Lata Mangeshkar. The national flag will also fly at half-mast for two days, as a mark of respect, and she will be given a State funeral.

4:52 PM

Lata's Savarkar connect: Youngest member of his inter-caste dinners would voice his songs too

From being the youngest member of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's inter-caste dinner squads to giving voice to his poems, singing icon Lata Mangeshkar was closely associated with the controversial Hindu nationalist and freedom fighter.

Journalist Vaibhav Purandare, the author of Savarkar: The True story of Father of Hindutva', writes in his book that Savarkar settled in Ratnagiri after his release from the Andaman jail.

He then started a campaign to include children from lower-caste families in local schools.

Mangeshkar, who died on Sunday morning at the age of 92, attened one of these inter-caste dinners with her father, singer and stage artist Dinanath Mangeshkar, when she was just five.

One enthusiastic participant at these dinners was the singer and stage artiste Dinanath Mangeshkar. The impresario had recently developed a friendship with Savarkar, and he visited the internee (Savarkar was not allowed to leave Ratnagiri) off and on with his family in tow, the author writes in his book.

Savarkar, in particular, looked forward to the scrumptious vegetarian pulao that Dinanath's wife, Shevanti, better known as Mai', brought for him, Purandare adds.

On one such visit, Dinanath decided to take his five-year-old daughter Lata along for one of Savarkar's inter-caste dinners, he adds.

Purandare writes, Mai was a reluctant to send the girl along.

In an interview to the author in 2018, Lata Mangeshkar said that her mother was concerned about sending the little child to the dinner.

"First, those dinners were mostly male affairs. Second, children who had barely started school hardly were ever made a part of the proceedings; and third, partaking of the food there was likely to make anyone unpopular, as most Hindus were still firmly in the grip of orthodoxy. Baba would not hear of it'.

He told my mother, She needs to know right now what Savarkar is doing and why it's so necessary, Lata had said, recollecting how she ended up becoming perhaps the youngest member of the Savarkar's squad at the time.

Later, Mangeshkar went on to lend her voice to some of the Marathi songs written by Savarkar.

 

4:23 PM

Issue with vocal cords had once forced Lata Mangeshkar to take break from singing

Not many music lovers perhaps know that legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who lent her mellifluous voice to thousands of film songs, had taken a break from singing for a few months during 1960s on the advice of renowned classical vocalist Ustad Amir Khan after she faced some problem with her vocal cords.

She had observed 'maun vrat' (silence) during the break before she returned to the microphone and continued her musical journey.

This was revealed by the melody queen's younger brother and music composer-singer Hridaynath Mangeshkar on February 21, 2010 during a programme titled "Mai aur Didi" (My elder sister and I) in Indore, recalls Sanjay Patel, who had compered that event.

Lata Mangeshkar (92), born in Indore on September 28, 1929, died at a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday.

According to Patel, during the programme, Hridaynath Mangeshkar had said that some time around 1960, his sister noticed that her voice was breaking to some issues with vocal cords when she sang high notes. He said it had happened for the first time in her life and she shared her problem with Indore's famous maestro Ustad Amir Khan, who advised her to observe silence for some time by taking a break from singing.

She followed Ustad's advice despite the fact that her career was at its peak at that time, Patel recalled Hridaynath Mangeshkar as saying.

The legendary singer later returned to the world of Bollywood music in 1962 with the movie "Bees Saal Baad", the music of which was composed by Hemant Kumar.

She sang the song 'Kahin deep jale, kahin dil' in the film for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Hridaynath Mangeshkar had said.

4:20 PM

Lata first Indian at Royal Albert Hall, loved to play slot machine in Vegas

Known as 'the Nightingale of India' 'Swarkokila' Lata Mangeshkar was the first Indian artist to perform at the famous Royal Albert Hall at London with the Wren Orchestra back in 1974. An avid photography enthusiast, Lata Mangeshkar initially tried her hands with a Rolleiflex camera, and loved to click when on holiday in the US, mostly. She also loved playing the slot machines in Las Vegas through the night.

"This may sound strange but when I used to visit America on holiday, I loved spending time in Las Vegas. It's an exciting city. I really enjoyed playing the slot machines. I never played roulette or cards - but I used to spend the whole night at a slot machine. I was very lucky and won many times," she admitted during one interview with the British broadcaster.

London based British Broadcasting Company (BBC) published many of such facts about the Bollywood legend on Sunday in 'Obituary: Lata Mangeshkar, 'Nightingale of Bollywood' dies at 92', in which the broadcaster compiled many interviews and interactions with Bollywood superstar singer over the years.

A foodie, Lata Mangeshkar burnt her stress through cooking and watching cricket matches, mostly the test series through video cassettes, proudly boasted of owning a signed photograph of Don Bradman, and one from Sachin Tendulkar, she revealed in one of her interviews.

Lata Mangeshkar enjoyed listening to Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Nat King Cole, the Beatles, Barbra Streisand and Harry Belafonte. She went to see Marlene Dietrich singing on stage, and loved Ingrid Bergman's theatre. She also loved going to the movies - her favourite Hollywood film was The King and I, which she said she saw at least 15 times, and Singing in the Rain. The James Bond films - or at least the ones featuring Sean Connery or Roger Moore - were also a favourite. But Bond wasn't the only British hero to catch her attention, she also owned every single one of the Sherlock Holmes detective novels, writes BBC in its obituary.

Cars were another passion. At various points in her life she owned a grey Hillman and blue Chevrolet, Chrysler and a Mercedes. At home, she owned nine dogs

4:20 PM

Lata first Indian at Royal Albert Hall, loved to play slot machine in Vegas

Known as 'the Nightingale of India' 'Swarkokila' Lata Mangeshkar was the first Indian artist to perform at the famous Royal Albert Hall at London with the Wren Orchestra back in 1974. An avid photography enthusiast, Lata Mangeshkar initially tried her hands with a Rolleiflex camera, and loved to click when on holiday in the US, mostly. She also loved playing the slot machines in Las Vegas through the night.

"This may sound strange but when I used to visit America on holiday, I loved spending time in Las Vegas. It's an exciting city. I really enjoyed playing the slot machines. I never played roulette or cards - but I used to spend the whole night at a slot machine. I was very lucky and won many times," she admitted during one interview with the British broadcaster.

London based British Broadcasting Company (BBC) published many of such facts about the Bollywood legend on Sunday in 'Obituary: Lata Mangeshkar, 'Nightingale of Bollywood' dies at 92', in which the broadcaster compiled many interviews and interactions with Bollywood superstar singer over the years.

A foodie, Lata Mangeshkar burnt her stress through cooking and watching cricket matches, mostly the test series through video cassettes, proudly boasted of owning a signed photograph of Don Bradman, and one from Sachin Tendulkar, she revealed in one of her interviews.

Lata Mangeshkar enjoyed listening to Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Nat King Cole, the Beatles, Barbra Streisand and Harry Belafonte. She went to see Marlene Dietrich singing on stage, and loved Ingrid Bergman's theatre. She also loved going to the movies - her favourite Hollywood film was The King and I, which she said she saw at least 15 times, and Singing in the Rain. The James Bond films - or at least the ones featuring Sean Connery or Roger Moore - were also a favourite. But Bond wasn't the only British hero to catch her attention, she also owned every single one of the Sherlock Holmes detective novels, writes BBC in its obituary.

Cars were another passion. At various points in her life she owned a grey Hillman and blue Chevrolet, Chrysler and a Mercedes. At home, she owned nine dogs

4:17 PM

India has lost a great daughter: Former PM Manmohan Singh

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday described Lata Mangeshkar as the Nightingale of India and said India has lost a great daughter.

Condoling the demise of the noted singer, he said her passing away is an immense loss to the nation and the void is going to be impossible to fill.

"I have learnt with deepest sorrow about the passing away of Lata Mangeshkar. India has lost a great daughter. She was the 'Nightingale of India' and through her songs made an immense contribution to the cultural integration of the country," Singh said in his condolence message.

"My wife and I send our heartfelt condolences to the members of Lataji's family, and we pray to God for the peace of the departed soul," he said.

Lata Mangeshkar died early on Sunday at a Mumbai hospital at the age of 92. She was admitted to the hospital a few days ago after suffering from COVID-19.

4:17 PM

India has lost a great daughter: Former PM Manmohan Singh

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday described Lata Mangeshkar as the Nightingale of India and said India has lost a great daughter.

Condoling the demise of the noted singer, he said her passing away is an immense loss to the nation and the void is going to be impossible to fill.

"I have learnt with deepest sorrow about the passing away of Lata Mangeshkar. India has lost a great daughter. She was the 'Nightingale of India' and through her songs made an immense contribution to the cultural integration of the country," Singh said in his condolence message.

"My wife and I send our heartfelt condolences to the members of Lataji's family, and we pray to God for the peace of the departed soul," he said.

Lata Mangeshkar died early on Sunday at a Mumbai hospital at the age of 92. She was admitted to the hospital a few days ago after suffering from COVID-19.

4:15 PM

Two-day mourning in Karnataka for singer Lata Mangeshkar

The Karnataka government has announced a two-day mourning in honour of the doyen of Indian music and Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in Mumbai on Sunday.

An order said the government was conveying deep sorrow over the demise.

"In honour of the departed soul, there will be Statewide mourning on February 6 and 7. During this period, there will not be any official, public entertainment programme. The Indian tricolour will fly half-mast," the order read.

Lata Mangeshkar died of multiple organ failure at the age of 92 at the Breach Candy Hospital 28 days after she was hospitalised for having contracted COVID-19 with pneumonia.

4:15 PM

Lata Mangeshkar's death: One-day mourning in Maharashtra, public holiday on Monday

The Maharashtra government announced a public holiday as well as one-day mourning on Monday as a mark of respect to melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, who died in a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 92.

A statement from the chief minister's office (CMO) informed about the one-day mourning and the public holiday.

The legendary singer had tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to Breach Candy Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) where she was being treated by Dr Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors.

Her condition had improved in January and she was taken off the ventilator but her health deteriorated on Saturday. She died Sunday morning.

4:13 PM

'Magic of her voice will live forever': Tributes pour in for Lata Mangeshkar from Pakistan

Eminent personalities from across all spheres of life in Pakistan on Sunday described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent" and the "queen of melody" as they paid tributes to the legendary singer, who, they said, was the most favourite artiste of Pakistani people and would rule their hearts forever.

Mangeshkar, 92, died at 8.12 am on Sunday in Mumbai due to multi organ failure after over 28 days of COVID-19 diagnosis.

Pakistani politicians, artists, cricketers and journalists mourned the death of Mangeshkar, terming it a darkest day in the world of music.

Lata Mangeshkar's death marks the end of an era in music. Lata ruled the world of music for decades and the magic of her voice will live forever, tweeted Chaudhry in a condolence message in Urdu from Beijing, where he is currently part of a delegation led by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Wherever Urdu is spoken and understood, there are crowds of people saying goodbye to Lata Mangeshkar, he said.

He also tweeted separately in English, saying, "a legend is no more. Lata Mageshkar was a melodious queen who ruled the world of music for decades. She was the uncrowned queen of music. Her voice shall keep ruling the hearts of people for all times to come.

4:12 PM

A R Rahman on Lata Mangeshkar's demise: Void will remain forever

Film composer AR Rahman on Sunday said the void left by Lata Mangeshkar's passing will be difficult to fill as he paid homage to the legendary singer.

 

The 92-year-old singer breathed her last around 8.12 am at south Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, where she was being treated for the past 29 days. She was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms on January 8.

 

Rahman was among those rare artistes from his generation who had the opportunity to collaborate with the singing icon not once but thrice.

 

He first worked with Mangeshkar for the track "Jiya Jale" from the 1998 movie "Dil Se" and later for "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" from "Pukar" (2000).

 

Six years later, the veteran singer and the composer worked again for the famous track "Luka Chuppi" from 2006 Aamir Khan-starrer "Rang De Basanti".

 

"Somebody like Lata ji is not just a singer and not just an icon, I think part of her soul's consciousness is India. India is Hindustani music, Urdu poetry, Hindi poetry, Bengali and so many other languages, and this void is going to remain forever for all of us," Rahman said in a statement.

4:10 PM

Lata Mangeshkar's remains draped in tricolour for last rites

The mortal remains of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on Sunday, February 6, were draped in the national flag. The body was then loaded onto a military truck for the funeral, which is scheduled for around 6:30 pm at Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the last rites.

 

 

 

 

3:45 PM

Ahead of Lata Mangeshkar's funeral, Amitabh Bachchan visits her home

The unfortunate news of Lata Mangeshkar's passing has created a void in the music industry that none can fill. While many celebrities took to social media to mourn her demise, a few of them even visited the singer's residence in Mumbai to pay their last respects.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter Shweta Bachchan just arrived at Lata Mangeshkar's 'Prabhukunj' residence to bid farewell to India's nightingale.

Earlier in the day, Big B took to his blog to mourn the demise of Lata Mangeshkar.

"left us ..The voice of a million centuries has left us .. her voice resounds now in the Heavens. Prayers for calm and peace," he wrote.

The last rites of the late singer, with full state honours will be conducted at Shivaji Park at 6.30 pm today. Lata Mangeshkar passed away due to multiple organ failure on Sunday morning.

3:45 PM

Ahead of Lata Mangeshkar's funeral, Amitabh Bachchan visits her home

The unfortunate news of Lata Mangeshkar's passing has created a void in the music industry that none can fill. While many celebrities took to social media to mourn her demise, a few of them even visited the singer's residence in Mumbai to pay their last respects.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter Shweta Bachchan just arrived at Lata Mangeshkar's 'Prabhukunj' residence to bid farewell to India's nightingale.

Earlier in the day, Big B took to his blog to mourn the demise of Lata Mangeshkar.

"left us ..The voice of a million centuries has left us .. her voice resounds now in the Heavens. Prayers for calm and peace," he wrote.

The last rites of the late singer, with full state honours will be conducted at Shivaji Park at 6.30 pm today. Lata Mangeshkar passed away due to multiple organ failure on Sunday morning.