Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929 at Indore in
Madhya Pradesh.
She was initially trained in Hindustani Classical Music by her father
Pandit Dinanath Mangheskar and later by Ustad Amanat Khan and Ustad Amanat Ali.
She initially performed as a Stage and Cine Artiste in Marathi at Pune (1942
– 1945) . She later settled permanently at Mumbai from where she performed as
Playback Singer predominantly for Hindi and Marathi Cinema (1945 – 0000).
Playback Singer
She recorded her first song in 1942 and has since then recorded over 30000 solos, duets and chorus songs for over 2000 films in 20 Indian languages, predominantly in Hindi and Marathi languages over the last seven decades.
She was recognised by The Guinness Book of World Records for recording
the most numbers of film songs (1974 – 1991).
She also has composed music under the pseudonym Anand Ghan and produced
3 Hindi films and 1 Marathi film.
She sings in three octaves and has cut over 150 gold discs and 1
platinum disc.
She is the Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. She is the
first Indian musician to perform in Royal Albert hall, London.
Philanthropist
She has performed several fundraising music concerts for wars , natural calamities,
charitable and educational institutions.
She cofounded the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation which runs hospitals
and clinics for all sections of the society.
Commercials
She has a perfume named after her Lata Eau de Perfum and has designed fashion
jewellery named Swaranjali.
Awards
The Government of India conferred on her Padma Bhushan in 1969, Padma
Vibhushan in 1999 and Bharat Ratna in 2001.
The Government of Maharashtra conferred on her Maharashtra Bhushan in
1997 and Maharashtra Ratna in 2001.
She received the National Awards for Best Female Playback Singer in
1972, 1975, 1990 and Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1989.
She received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer several
times, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 and Filmfare Special
Achievement Award in 1993.
She also received the Best Playback Singer awards from Maharashtra and West
Bengal.
She received the NTR Award, ANR Award, Hakim Khan Award, Noor Jehan
Award and Rajiv Gandhi Award.
The Lata Mangeshkar Awards for Best Musician has been instituted by the
Governments of Madhya Pradesh in 1984 and Maharashtra in 1992.
Titles
She is affectionately addressed as the Melody Queen of Indian Cinema,
Nightingale of India and Voice of The Millennium.
Memberships
She was a nominated Member of Rajya Sabha (1999 – 2005).
Fellowships
Citizenships
She was conferred Honorary Citizenship by the United States and
Suriname.
Doctorates
The Universities of Pune, Kolapur, Hyderabad, Khairagarh and New York
conferred Honorary Doctorates for her services to music.
Resources
www.gauravkumar.tripod.com
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