Virat leads cricket fraternity in paying rich tributes to Lata Mangeshkar

Former Indian Cricket team Captain Virat Kohli on Sunday led the cricketing fraternity in paying rich tributes to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away after a brief illness Kohli said that Mangeshkars melodious voice touched millions of people around the worldBharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday at an age of 92 years The megastar was admitted to Mumbais Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after she was diagnosed with COVID19 and pneumoniaEven while she had recovered from the COVID19 infections the singer was put on the ventilator support after her conditions worsened on SaturdayDeeply saddened to hear about the demise of Lata ji Her melodious songs touched millions of people around the world Thank you for all the music and the memories My deepest condolences to the family amp the loved ones tweeted KohliFormer Indian cricket team opening batsman Virender Sehwag also extended heartfelt condolences to Lata Mangeshkars familyThe Nightingale of India a voice which resonated with brought joy and happiness to millions around the world leaves Heartfelt Condolences to her family and fans Om Shanti tweeted SehwagIndia batter Shikhar Dhawan also took to Twitter and wrote Your music touched our soul and made us smile Rest in Peace Lata Mangeshkar Ji Your legacy will inspire generations to comeDr Pratit Samdani who was treating the legendary singer at Mumbais Breach Candy Hospital said today It is with profound grief that we announce the sad demise of Lata Mangeshkar at 812 am She has died because of multiorgan failure after more than 28 days of hospitalisation postCOVID19Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer and she was popularly known as Nightingale of India for her melodious voiceBorn on September 28 1929 she took to singing in 1942 at an age of 13 In a career spanning over seven decades the melody queen recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films She had sung songs in over thirtysix regional Indian languages and foreign languagesShe was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2001 in recognition of her contributions She is is only the second vocalist after MS Subbulakshmi to receive Bharat RatnaShes also the recipient of three National Film Awards among many other honours received during her singing career Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon Babul Pyare Lag Ja Gale Se Phir among others are some of her unforgettable songsMangeshkar is survived by four younger siblings Asha Bhosle Hridaynath Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar and Meena MangeshkarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever