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Personality Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar

Born: 28 September 1929
Died: 6 February 2022

LATA'S MELODIOUS VOICE,

HER IDENTITY

Meree aavaaj hee pahachaan hai, gar yaad rahe. (My voice is my identity, if you ever
remember...) Yes, it was the voice of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar that defined her
personality. Her personal life and everything associated with it used to fade into the
background in the face of her sweet voice and soaring notes. The Goddess Saraswati is
said to have lived in her throat. That same sweet voice she had at 14 remained until her final
song. On her birthday, the entire country is paying tribute to her...

ata Mangeshkar was born as the eldest do so, she became very upset and left school on
daughter of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar the second day, and completely devoted herself
Lin the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to to music.
a Karhada Brahmin family. Her father, Pandit
Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a folk singer and ZINDAGI GUM KA SAGAR BHI HAI…
Marathi musical drama playwright. As a result, Lata Mangeshkar's father passed away in 1942.
the atmosphere in the house was entirely musical. Being the eldest, the responsibility of the family,
She grew up surrounded by music, so it was including three younger sisters—Meena, Asha,
natural for music to accompany her in her school and Usha—and the youngest brother, Hridaynath,
classes. She began teaching other children to sing fell on Lata's shoulders. Given the family's
in the classroom. When the teacher objected to financial situation, she decided to take up acting

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