Lata Mangeshkarji, for whom the description playback singer is something of an understatement, died in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital today . Lataji was 92. Ms Mangeshkar was taken to the intensive care unit on January 8 after testing positive for COVID-19. Lata Mangeshkar was also being treated for both pneumonia. Over the next few weeks, […]
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Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj died due to heart attack at 83
Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj died at his home in Delhi late yesterday due to heart attack. He was 83. A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, he was fondly called Panditji by his disciples and legions of followers, and was one of India’s best known artistes. According to sources, Birju Maharaj […]