Remembering Lata Mangeshkar: These Rare Photos Of 'Nightingale Of India' Are A Prized Collection!

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Updated: Sunday, February 6, 2022, 10:31 [IST]

'Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hain', these lines perfectly describe Lata Mangeshkar. Known as the Nightingale of India, the legendary singer had recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and had sung in over 36 regional and foreign languages. Having lost her father at the age of 13, she didn't let the tragedy get to her and eventually went on to become one of the legendary singers of all times.

In one of her interviews, Lata said, "I've had to make many sacrifices all my life. When I was a child my father passed away. There were only sacrifices to be made thereafter. Karna hi padta tha. I was the eldest child of a family of daughters with only one brother who was the youngest of the lot.

Hridayanath was only 4 when our father died. I had to shoulder all the responsibilities. When a person is young he or she's tempted to shrug off family responsibilities and move on in life. This didn't happen with me. At least not as far as I know. Even if I strayed I didn't keep flowing with the current. I came back and did the right thing by the family. This was God's will.

I had to shoulder familial responsibilities. But whatever I got beyond that, is due to a bit of hard work-yes. But I always feel I've got much more than I deserve. Maybe that's why I have evolved as an artiste."

The entire nation is in mourning as Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last at Breach Candy Hospital today (February 6). In memory of the late singer, we bring you some of her rare pictures which are timeless. Time to press the rewind button-