Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar Is No More

Lata Mangeshkar, legendary singer who mesmerised millions with her golden voice, has died at 92. The music icon, who tested positive for coronavirus, was admitted to the ICU of Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital last month. Several political leaders, Bollywood celebrities rushed to pay their last respects. Born in September 1929, Lata was the first of a set of siblings – sisters Meena, Asha (Bhosle), and Usha, and brother Hridaynath – that ruled over Marathi and Hindi film music for decades. She was originally named Hema, but her father changed it to Lata after a character in one of his plays.