Govt declares public holiday for tomorrow to mourn demise of Lata Mangeshkar

Maharashtra Government on Sunday (February 6) declared a public holiday for tomorrow (February 7) to mourn the demise of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. Govt declares public holiday for tomorrow to mourn demise of Lata Mangeshkar. A statement from the chief minister’s office (CMO) informed about the one-day mourning and the public holiday.

Earlier, the Central Government had announced the two-day national mourning to be observed in memory of Lata Mangeshkar. During the state mourning, the National Flag is flown at half-mast throughout India, and there will be no official entertainment. It has also been decided that the state funereal will be accorded to the departed soul.

The legendary singer passed away on Sunday morning at an age of 92. The Bharat Ratna awardee was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and coronavirus in January.

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Lata Mangeshkar’s mortal remains have been brought to `Prabhukunj`, her Peddar Road residence here on Sunday afternoon. Her last rites will be performed on Sunday at 6:30 pm at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.

Lata Mangeshkar has been the voice behind popular tracks like ‘Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai’, ‘Raam Teri Ganga Maili’, ‘Ek Radha Ek Meera’ and ‘Didi Tera Devar Deewana’ to name a few. Lata Mangeshkar was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, third-highest civilian award in 1969, the Padma Vibhushan, second-highest civilian award in 1999 and the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna in 2001.

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She was also conferred with France’s highest civilian award, ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2009. She was the oldest of the siblings, Meena Khadikar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.