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TopicLata Mangeshkar

Topic: Lata Mangeshkar

ThePrint Quiz, 28 September, 2025: Lata Mangeshkar

When did she begin her career? Which composer declared he would never work with her? On her birth anniversary, take this quiz by ThePrint to see how much you know about Lata Mangeshkar.

When a Rafi-Lata showdown left Bollywood music composers out of choice

While Naushad unleashed the power of Rafi's vocal chords exhibiting his ability to sing in high notes, Burman used the velvety texture of the singer.

‘Lataji was happy after Ram Temple bhoomi poojan,’ PM Modi opens singer’s memorial in Ayodhya

The memorial has a giant statue of a veena, carved out of a single rock.

Remembering Mehdi Hassan—ghazal ‘shahenshah’ who had legion of fans both sides of the border

Mehdi Hassan blurred the lines between folk, classical, and popular music to weave his brand of music. Ab Ke Hum Bichhde, Ranjish Hi Sahi are testimony to it.

‘Dil ki nazar se’ — Singers from India, Pakistan bring back a Lata-Mukesh classic 

Indian youtuber Paushali Sahu and Farrukh Javed, an amateur singer from Lahore record duet from Anari (1959). It’s a hit on Twitter, where users praise their ‘magical’ performance.

Congress responsible for Sikh massacre, humiliating family of Goa’s Lata Mangeshkar, says Modi

PM Modi continued his scathing attack on Congress in Parliament for the second day, this time in Rajya Sabha. His 90-minute speech also had references to poll-bound Punjab & Goa.

Silent tributes as India’s nightingale departs for heaven, while ‘betis’ face off on Earth

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Shah Rukh Khan didn’t ‘spit’ at Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral. This is what his gesture meant

After Shah Rukh Khan read a ‘dua’ next to mortal remains of Lata Mangeshkar, several Twitter users including Haryana BJP leader Arun Yadav questioned if the actor spat.

What is a ‘state funeral’, significance of the mourning period & national flag flown at half-mast

After Lata Mangeshkar’s demise, the home ministry declared that the legendary singer will be accorded a ‘state funeral’ & the national flag will be flown at half-mast for two days.

Pakistanis mourn Lata Mangeshkar too, say ‘even 1,000 Pakistan cannot compensate this loss’

Pakistani minister Fawad Chaudhry to actor Imran Abbas, Pakistanis react to Lata Mangeshkar's demise. For them, 'the age of classical music ends today'.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.