NEW DELHI — Two-day national mourning will be observed in memory of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed way on Sunday morning, government sources told news agency ANI.
As a mark of respect to the Bharat Ratna awardee, the National Flag will fly at half-mast for two days. A state funeral will be accorded to Lata Mangeshkar, reported ANI.
The national flag will fly at half mast from February 6 to February 7 throughout India. The central government has decided that as a mark of respect to the legendary singer, two-day state mourning will be observed from February 6 to February 7 and there will be no official entertainment in this period
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday at the age of 92 years. The megastar had been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Though having recovered from COVID, the singer was put on ventilator support after her condition worsened on Saturday.
Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer and was popularly known as “Nightingale of India” for her melodious voice.
Born on September 28, 1929, she began her career in the year 1942 at the age of 13. In a career spanning over seven decades, the melody queen recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films. She had sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages.
In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour and is only the second vocalist, after MS Subbulakshmi, to receive this honour.
She’s also the recipient of three National Film Awards among many other honours she received during the span of her career. ‘Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon’, ‘Babul Pyare’, Lag Ja Gale Se Phir’ among others are some of her iconic songs. — (Agencies)