On the 95th birth anniversary of India's most celebrated and revered playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the legend.
The Prime Minister took to X on Saturday morning and expressing his tribute, wrote: "Remembering Lata Didi on her birth anniversary. She will always live on in the hearts and minds of people due to her soulful songs."
Lata Didi and I were very close. I am fortunate enough that she has showered me with love and blessings, he added.
His post is accompanied by a picture of himself and the singer. But this image takes one to a story on The Indian Express done by her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar, who has made their marks as all-time greats in music compositions. They talk about the bond between 'Narendra bhai' and the legendary singer.
Lata Didi would always say, "That Narendra Modi has been able to do all this as Prime Minister and the change he is ushering in this country, I take pride in." Didi always said, 'My brother Modi will lead the country forward,' and he has done over the last decade," Hridaynath Mangeshkar wrote.
Born Hema Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar was also an occasional composer of music. Hailed as one of the most iconic voices in the Subcontinent, her voice is as well known in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal as it is in India.
Mangeshkar has recorded songs in over thirty six Indian languages along with a few foreign languages.
She has several awards to her credit both in India and abroad, such as Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Bharat Ratna. She was the second singer to receive India's highest civilian honor. France awarded its highest civilian honour and made her an Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
This music career spanned eight decades in the Indian music industry, and she acquired great titles, some being 'Queen of Melody', 'Nightingale of India', and 'Voice of the Millennium'.
She died on February 6, 2022, at the age of 92 in Mumbai.
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