India : The singer known as Melody Queen of India , has been given the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Awardee Latha Mangeskar passed away on 6th Feb at 8.12am at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai. Her body will be taken to Shivaji Park for people to pay homage.
The 92-year-old singer was put on the ventilator on Saturday after her health deteriorated. Mangeshkar was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for the novel Coronavirus earlier in January. She was on the ventilator for weeks but then on January 28, she was taken off the ventilator as she showed signs of improvement.
The legendary singer has recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi films and has sung many tracks in several Indian languages and foreign languages.
