Lata Mangeshkar Dies

Flute sellers, yoga enthusiasts, karaoke clubs: Lata Mangeshkar had a song for every class, every generation

When you have a discography of some 15,000 songs in 36 different languages, and a career almost as old as the independent country itself, numbers’ game logic suggests you might have something for everyone.

'To imagine cinema without Lata Mangeshkar is beyond me': Mumtaz

'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs,' says Mumtaz.

How Marathi-speaking Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali music left a Kolkata boy transfixed

When you listen to Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali songs, it is hard to tell that the singer is a native Marathi speaker. Her pronunciation is exact. Each word properly rendered. Other than Hindi and Marathi, some of her most important songs were sung in Bangla.

Lata Mangeshkar was a religion of her own; personal relationships notwithstanding, her work cut across politics

Lata Mangeshkar's 'Allah Tero Naam Ishwar Tero Naam' was no empty rhetoric. If she is being mourned in Pakistan as much as in India, then it is only because she sang for mankind, not for passports.

Flashback | 'I’m very proud of her': Lata Mangeshkar on her equation with sister Asha Bhosle

'Whenever Asha has a show she seeks my blessings first. I’ve heard her lyric book has my picture in it. My relationship with none of my siblings is troubled,' says Lata Mangeskar.

Lata Mangeshkar passes away: State funeral to be held, two-day national mourning declared

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away days after recovering from COVID-19, state funeral to be held along with a two-day national mourning.

Lata Mangeshkar’s battle for royalty and famous tiffs reflect her strength and self-belief

Always a defender of singers’ rights, Lata Mangeshkar criticised the mushrooming of reality shows across Indian television, pointing out that these 15 minutes of fame dilute the dedication that defines a singer

Lata Mangeshkar passes away: A neighbour recalls lessons on music — and life — from the legendary singer

Lata Mangeshkar was a Bharat Ratna, a national treasure in every sense but at home, she was just tai. She had an ethereal presence that she wore ever so casually.

Lata Mangeshkar passes away: How the veteran singer became synonymous with Hindi film music for millions

Lata Mangeshkar’s passing on can never diminish the influence she wielded on Indian cinema in her lifetime.

Lata Mangeshkar passes away: Bollywood celebs mourn the loss and sad demise of veteran singer

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92. She had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on 8 January, after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.