Lata Mangeshkar health update: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away due to multi-organ failure on February 6, 2022, informed Dr. Pratit Samdani who was treating her at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital.
Dr Pratit Samdani had said that she has once again been put on ventilator support, due to her worsened condition. She had previously recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia and her condition had been improving as per her doctor. She had been admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after being tested positive for COVID-19.
Mangeshkar had recently been removed from the ventilator, as there had been an improvement in her health. Though she continued to be in the Intensive Care Unit.
Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92
Background
The megastar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai after testing positive for COVID-19 on January 11, 2022. Her doctor informed that she will remain under observation for 10-12 days, as along with COVID, the 92-year-old is also suffering from pneumonia.
Lata Mangeshkar had celebrated her 92nd birthday on September 2021. The singer is largely active on social media, especially Twitter, and often shares videos of her singing performances.
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Lata Mangeshkar - Awards and Honours
Popularly known as the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar is one of the most respected singers in India.
She has recorded songs for over 1000 Hindi films and also sung in over 36 Indian languages and foreign languages.
The three-time National Award winner has been honoured with multiple prestigious awards and recognitions. She is the only second vocalist after M. S. Subbulakshmi to recieve India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
Some of the awards are listed below-
Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian honour) -2001
Officer of Legion of Honour (France's highest civilian award)- 2007
Padma Vibhushan- 1999
Dada Saheb Phalke Award- 1989
Padma Bhushan- 1969
National Film Awards
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award -1993
The Guinness Book of Records had ranked her as the most recorded artist in the history in 1974.
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