SHIMLA: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur joined the nation in mourning the demise of legendary melody queen of all time, Lata Mangeshkar. She was 93.
Bharat Ratna and recipient of France’s highest civilian award, Office of Legion of Honour in 2007, Lata Mangeshkar sang in as many as 36 languages including Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Kannada, Dogri and others. As soon as the news of her death went viral on social media, her famed songs resound in every mobile phone and on TV shows as a mark of respect to the great singer of all time.
Lata’s career started in music direction. She adopted pseudonym, Anand Khan and composed music for Marathi films briefly in the 1960s. At five, she acted in her father’s plays called Sangeet Natak in Marathi and learned music from her father, who excelled in Marathi and Konkani music. Lata dropped from the school. Her first performance was at the age of nine.
Centre has declared the two days long mourning in her respect.
In 1948 Lata faced rejection from the producer Sashadhar Mukherjee who had dismissed her voice too “thin”. The then melody queen, Noor Jahan appreciated Lata’s voice when she was asked to sing in her presence, Jahan told her that one day she would be a good singer if she practiced it daily.
In his condolence message, the Governor said this loss to the music world by her death could never be fulfilled. Her whole life went into the practice of music. She came from Goa as her father Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar belonged to Goa.
He said the contribution made by Lata Mangeshkar, whom everyone used to call Lata Didi, in the field of music was incomparable, which could never be forgotten. Lata Didi sang many songs in different languages.
He said it seems that the music star has broken with the passing of Lata Didi. She was a melodious singer and soft spoken, which was difficult to compensate for.
The Governor prayed to the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed grief on the passing away of legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, who breathed her last in Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital today. Her demise is an irreparable loss to the Nation.
He said her death has created an irrevocable vacuum and would be remembered by the generation to come for her great contribution to the World of Music. Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members and her fans all over the world to bear this irreparable loss.
