28 September 1929

– 6 February 2022 

Voice of the Millennium

Lata Mangeshkar
born as Hema
Mangeshkar; 28
September 1929 – 6
February 2022)
was an
Indian playback
singer and
occasional music
composer.
She is widely considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers in
India. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning seven
decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of
India", and "Voice of the Millennium".
Lata Mangeshkar was the first child of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and
Shevanti (Shudhamati). With her sisters Asha, Usha and Meena also being
celebrated vocalists, Lata Mangeshkar belonged to a family of performers.
She was born as Hema and later renamed as Lata based on a
character Latika from one of her father’s plays- BhaawBandhan. Her surname,
Mangeshkar, is after a village- Mangeshi in Goa.
She started singing at the
age of five.

Although Lata spent most of her adult life in Mumbai, she was
born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and spent 16 years of her life
in the city.

At the age of 5, Lata started acting in her father’s musical

plays- Sangeet Natak in Marathi. She also played a minor role
in the 1st Hindi film by Master Vinayak- Bari Ma in 1945.
Lata Mangeshkar was the first Indian artiste to
perform at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Her first song was- Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari
Mani Haus Bhaari for the Marathi film- Kiti Hasaal  in
the year 1942, however, the song was dropped for
some reasons from the final cut.
Her first National Award came for the songs in the
movie- Parichay.
When she sang the song- Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo on 27 January
1963, it brought tears to the then Prime Minister of Inida- Jawaharlal
Nehru. The song was dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives in
the 1962 war.
She is the only playback singer after M. S. Subbulakshmi to be
awarded with India’s highest civilian award- Bharat Ratna
Award.
she appeared in the 
Guinness World Records She was the
 which listed her as the most member of
recorded artist in history
Parliqament,
between 1948 and 1987.
Rajyasabha
Lata Mangeshkar didn’t just rule
the Hindi film industry; she ruled all
over India. Apart from creating
legendary songs in Hindi and Urdu,
Lataji is said to have recorded music
in 36 different Indian languages,
from Marathi, Tamil, Bhojpuri,
Kannada, Bengali, Assamese —
among others. According to
estimates, she has sung almost
50000 songs.
This Presentation is dedicated to
Indian nightingale Lata
Mangeshkar.