Former West Indies cricketer Daren Ganga wrote a beautiful tribute to the legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away at the age of 92 on Sunday morning due to a multi-organ failure in Mumbai.
Lata Mangeshkar, who was known as the ‘Queen of Melody’ and the ‘Nightingale of India’, breathed her last at 8:12 am in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. This news had sent the entire country into the gloom.
Now a renowned commentator, Daren Ganga, who had played 84 international matches for the West Indies between 1998 and 2008, tweeted on his sad occasion, remembering he grew up listening to Lata Mangeshkar.
Ganga tweeted: “RIP Lata Mangeshkar, I grew up in the Caribbean listening to your timeless music…your music shall live on!!!”
Here’s Daren Ganga’s beautiful tweet:
RIP Lata Mangeshkar, I grew up in the Caribbean listening to your timeless music…your music shall live on!!!??
— Daren Ganga (@DarenGanga) February 6, 2022
Lata Mangeshkar had tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms on January 8 and was undergoing treatment at the hospital. She was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital. The legendary singer was showing improvement until last week but her health deteriorated and she was put back on ventilator support on Saturday morning. The singer was also being treated for pneumonia.
On Saturday, several high-profile personalities visited the hospital including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, and NCP leader Supriya Sule to check on the singer.
Born in Indore in 1929, Mangeshkar remained the voice behind the screen for generations. She began her career at the age of 13 in 1942 and sang over 30,000 songs in several Indian languages.
Some of her most loved tracks were ‘Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye,’ ‘Jab Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya,’ ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein,’ ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi Shikwa To Nahin,’ ‘Lag Jaa Gale,’ ‘Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai,’ ‘Tune O Rangeele,’ ‘Aye Mere Wattan Ke Logo,’ ‘Maye Ni Maye,’ ‘Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye,’ ‘Tere Liye,’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’.
Her last full album was for the late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s 2004 film ‘Veer Zaara’. Mangeshkar’s last song was ‘Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki,’ which was released on March 30, 2021, as a tribute to the Indian Army.
Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in 2001. She was also the recipient of several awards including Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, and multiple National Film Awards.
The Indian players will be wearing black armbands during the first ODI versus West Indies on Sunday in Ahmedabad to condole the passing away of the legendary singer.
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