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Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar was back on the ventilator after her health deteriorated and was undergoing “aggressive therapy,” a doctor treating had said on Saturday.

The 92-year-old singer tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to Breach Candy Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) where she is being treated by Dr. Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors.

Regarded as one of Indian cinema’s greatest playback singers, Mangeshkar started her career at 13 in 1942 and has sung over 30,000 songs in various Indian languages.

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Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's most beloved singers who provided the soundtrack to hundreds of Bollywood films, has died aged 92.

Mangeshkar was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai in January after testing positive for Covid-19.

Her extraordinary career spanned more than half a century and she recorded thousands of songs in 36 languages.

She will receive a state funeral in Mumbai on Sunday and there will be two days of national mourning.

During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country.

A the news broke, tributes began pouring in for Mangeshkar who was often called the "nightingale of Bollywood" for her role as a playback singer, recording the songs that actors would lip-sync on screen

President Ram Nath Kovind said the news was "heart-breaking for me, as it is for millions the world over" and added that in her songs "generations found expression of their innermost emotions".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, said Mangeshkar's death had left a "void in our nation that cannot be filled".

Mangeshkar was a huge fan of cricket, and India's former captain Virat Kohli said her songs had "touched millions of people around the world".

Several Bollywood stars also expressed their condolences. Actor Hema Malini said she was "lucky" to have performed to several songs sung by Mangeshkar.

"No one can sing like her, she was very special. Her passing away is very saddening," she told the news agency ANI.

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Lata Mangeshkar Passes Away, LIVE Updates: State honours for the legendary singer begin; mortal remains to be taken to Shivaji park

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away today at the age of 92. The veteran singer was admitted to a city hospital in early January this year after she tested positive for Covid-19 and was also diagnosed with pneumonia. Around January 28, she was taken off the ventilator, after she showed slight signs of improvement. However, on February 5, Lata Mangeshkar's condition deteriorated and she was back on ventilator support.

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Lata Mangeshkar’s voice will live on in her music – President Ali

https://i0.wp.com/www.inewsguyana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lata-2.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1'The Nightingale' Lata Mangeshkar

See below for President Dr Irfaan Ali’s sentiments on the passing of India’s ‘Nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar:
The world has lost an amazing voice in the passing of Lata Mangeshkar, the Nightingale of India.
For decades, Lata Mangeshkar inspired many and brought tremendous happiness to her fans globally, including Guyanese when she toured this country in October 1980.
Her humility, passion and motivation over all these years are admirable traits we can all learn from. Her voice will surely live on in her music.
We express condolences to her family and the Government and people of India especially.
May her soul find eternal peace.
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