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Melody legend Lata Mangeshkar's musical journey
Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was a Marathi performer, and Lata appeared in his musical plays as an actress. The family surname was changed from Hardikar to Mangeshkar in order to identify with their birthplace, Mangeshi in Goa.
Lata Mangeshkar - an everlasting national treasure for India
This uniqueness is both about her singing talent as well as her persona as a star nationally respected as Lata Didi. Her story was a fabulous illustration of the journey of a self-made person who began with shouldering the responsibility of the large family as a teenager and through a rare self-belief, commitment to a value system and the unwavering devotion to the goal in her life, rose to become the 'Nightingale of India'.
Remembering Lata Mangeshkar: Top 10 melodious Hindi songs of the nightingale of India
The singing legend of the nation took her last breath on Sunday, 06 February in Mumbai. The maestro may have left us but the legacy she has left behind will be in humming in hearts forever. It will be hard-pressed to find an award she has not been honoured with. Today in the remembrance of the singing legend, here we take a look at the top 10 ever-green melodious songs of Lata Mangeshkar:
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