Lata Mangeshkar, India's most loved singer, left behind a teary-eyed nation of admirers who grew up listening to her immutable voice give wings to the words of poets and the screen careers of legions of heroines. India's Melody Queen passed away on Sunday morning at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, where she had been admitted because of Covid-related complications on January 11.

Now, Lata didi's funeral is being held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai with state honours. While several celebrities, politicians and family members gathered to pay their last respect to the legend, Prime Minister of India - Narendra Modi - also arrived for her last rites. 

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Lata Didi, as she was known among her family and followers, was 92 and is survived by her siblings -- playback singer and composer Meena Khadilkar, popular singer and restaurateur Asha Bhosale, singer Usha Mangeshkar, and music director Hridayanath Mangeshkar.

(Source: Viral Bhayani)