'Void in our nation': Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at age 92

She had over 30,000 songs to her name and was awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2001.

Lata Mangeshkar, the colossal vocalist who dominated playback singing in Bollywood for nearly three quarters of a century, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday, February 6. She was 92.


"I am anguished beyond words," Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter.

"The kind and caring Lata Didi has left us. She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled. The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people."

Mangeshkar died of "multi-organ failure after more than 28 days of hospitalisation post