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India pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, Amul sums it up: ‘Aapka saaya sath hoga…’

The 92-year-old singer was laid to rest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park with full state honours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan among others paid their last respects to Mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar tribute, Amul, Anand Mahundra, neil nithin, Pattnaik, Lata Mangeshkar death, tribute, indian expressLata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6. (File)

Social media sites have been flooded with tributes to singer Lata Mangeshkar who breathed her last at Breach Candy hospital, Mumbai, on Sunday. From dairy brand Amul, business tycoons Anand Mahindra, Gautam Adani, singer Chinmayi Sripaada, actor Neil Nithin Mukesh to sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, condolences poured in over the demise of the Nightingale of India.

The 92-year-old singer was laid to rest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park with full state honours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan among others paid their last respects to Mangeshkar.

Sharing a monochromatic topical, Amul referred to Mangeshkar’s song ‘Tu jahan jahan chalega mera saaya saath hoga,’ from ‘Mera Saaya’. As the brand penned ‘Hum jahan jahan chalenge aapka saaya saath hoga’ on the topical with three photos of the singer, netizens were left emotional.

Singer Chinmayi Sripaada shared a photograph of Mangeshkar taking a photo of A R Rahmaan, musician and Prasoon Joshi, lyricist.

Actor Neil Nithin Mukesh shared an emotional note on Instagram and said, “Cannot even begin to tell you what my family feels at this moment.”

 

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Indo-Tibetan Border Police shared a clip of Constable Mujammal Haque performing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. The clip has been viewed more than 11,000 times so far.

Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra wrote, “What can you say when you no longer have your voice…?”

Adani group Chairman Gautam Adani tweeted, “If anyone represented all of India, it was Lata Didi lending her incomparable voice to songs in 36 languages. She will be missed by billions.”

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited shared Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega song and said, “Lata Mangeshkar will eternally cast her large shadow over us n remind us of her eternal legend.”

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik created a sand art in Puri beach, Odisha as a tribute to Mangeshkar. Another artist Sachin Sanghe shared a clip of miniature sculpture of the late singer.

Daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti Mangeshkar, Lata belonged to a musical family. Her father was a well-known Marathi musician and theatre artiste. She was first tutored by her father and later appeared as a child artiste in several of his plays.

Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first Hindi song called “Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu” for the Marathi feature Gajaabhaau, which had released in 1943. Later, she went on to collaborate with some of the most popular names of the Hindi music industry, including the likes of Anil Biswas, Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad Ali and SD Burman among others.

She has lent her voice to songs in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and other regional languages. She has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan as well as several National and Filmfare Awards.

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