'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
The CMO gave information about the one-day mourning and public holiday in a statement issued on Sunday.
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu read out an obituary reference after which MPs stood as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
'I just offered her a rose. She said thank you. And I took a photograph with her.'
Zia confessed his admiration for Mangeshkar while talking with late Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar in 1982.
India lost the incomparable Lata Mangeshkar at 8.12 am on February 6.
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
Glimpses of The Legend from our archives.
The Nightingale says she has been quarantined since her hospitalisation in November 2019.
Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of.
Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker. The time was right. Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era. But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that cachet. It was Zeenat Aman who ended up being the definitive taboo-trasher of the era. Dinesh Raheja salutes the trendsetter of the 1970s, Rehana Sultan.
'Whose blessings should I take, whom should I tell my troubles?'
The president was in the city to inaugurate the underground Bunker Museum at the Raj Bhavan.
'It's time we stop thinking only about ourselves.' 'Whether it is love or wealth, give generously.'
'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.'
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
Film folk, politicians and sports personalities joined hundreds of fans as they paid their last respects to Lata Mangeshkar.
'In just a couple of years, she proved herself the best cook in the Mangeshkar family.'
There is no conclusive clarity on how many songs Lataji has actually sung.
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these attributes in her chartbuster songs.
Lata: 'Do you feel you are happy now?' Kishore Kumar: 'I am very happy. By the grace of God, I want nothing. If there is anything I want, it is to return back home, home is Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. I hear it calling me.'
Just how much do *you* know about Lataji?
'Romantic songs are my forte. Sadly, not too many of them are being created these days.'
'There is absolutely no rivalry between us.' 'I've always wished her well.' 'And she has always looked up to me as her elder sister.'
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
Lata Mangeskhar did not eat or drink during the nine-hour nail-biter at Mohali which India won by 29 runs
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
'It will remain my one regret that Lataji didn't sing for me in Meera.'
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital's Intensive Care Unit in the early hours of Monday after she complained of breathing problems, hospital sources said.
'She brought so much craft, skill and spontaneity to her songs, it was almost impossible for me to match up to her voice on screen.'
'She could barely stand on her feet, but she summoned Composer Mayuresh Pai and told him she wanted to do some handpicked Ram bhajans, shlokas and chants for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.'
'Didi would always say, 'Why would these young talented singers want to do my songs? Originality has very long legs.' I wonder what she would have to say about this new technology that threatens to tamper with the voices of the singing greats.'
In 1991, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the world with not less than '30,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs' recorded in 20 Indian languages between 1948 and 1987.
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