LATA MANGESHKAR / Lata Mangeshkar, a lifelong seeker of notes, goodbye, PM Modi paid tribute at the funeral

Mumbai. The 'Lata Di' of 138 crore Indians, who made people cry every time by singing 'Aye mere watan ke logon, zara aankh mein bhar lo paani', went to Asthal with the sun on Sunday. 92-year-old Lata Mangeshkar, who was called 'Didi' of the country, died on Sunday morning at Breach Candy Hospital due to corona and pneumonia. Lata Mangeshkar, who was in the hospital for four weeks, tried to harmonize with her father Master Deenanath Mangeshkar's songs two days ago even when she regained consciousness for the last time. When Saraswati idols worshiped a day ago came out for immersion on Sunday, this time Mother Saraswati went on taking her lifelong seeker along with her. The Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi also reached to bid farewell to Lata Mangeshkar. At the time of the funeral, a gathering of eminent personalities of the country was seen at the Shivaji Park ground here.

The streets of South Mumbai have seen the struggle of Lata Mangeshkar. When Lata Mangeshkar's last journey left for Shivaji Park from her residence Prabha Kunj, it took about one and a half hours to cover this route of a few minutes. People arriving from different areas of Mumbai and Maharashtra were seen on both sides of the way. Picture of Lata Mangeshkar in someone's hand and a flower bouquet in someone's hands. Some even brought their children along to show that the era in which you were born will now be known as Lata Yuga. Lata Mangeshkar, who was the favorite singer of seven generations of the country, was given a final farewell with state honors. The three wings of the Indian Army, Land, Naval and Navy saluted him. After paying tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also circumambulated her body and offered condolences to the bereaved family members.

Gulzar says, “She was very affectionate. She was easy was simple. Anyone big or small. To meet you the most. Giving full respect and the most important thing that not letting any small person feel small was a great feature of his personality. Rahe' played on news channels throughout the day of Sunday. According to Gulzar, 'When I gave this song to him, I said that it is your autograph song.' Everyone who reached Shivaji Park had some or the other memory related to Lata Mangeshkar. Somebody was remembering his song 'Lag Ja Gale Ki Phir Yeh Hansi Raat Ho Na Ho' again and again, while some were singing 'Rahe Na Rahe Hum...' with moist eyes.

A different ooze was seen on the face of Lata Mangeshkar draped in the tricolour, even in her last journey. Tika of sandalwood and kumkum on the forehead along with the whole family. The army jeep was showing the way, but even the army truck was only able to crawl on the streets of Mumbai. These are the same roads on which Lata Mangeshkar reached the studio after walking several kilometers. He spent the whole afternoon on the benches along these roads, waiting for the noise to stop and the recording of his songs to begin in the evening. And the noise of the same city Mumbai on Sunday evening also seemed to fade. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray looked very agitated. His son Aditya Thackeray was involved in the arrangements for the last journey of Lata Mangeshkar since morning.

She loved Sachin Tendulkar very much. He came to bid farewell with his wife. His relationship with Sharad Pawar was very special. He was also present with his family members. He had a special affection for Shahrukh Khan. He also appeared mournful in the last journey. According to Javed Akhtar, Lata Mangeshkar's name cannot be accompanied by an adjective because her name itself is a simile, an adjective. He was seen sitting silently close to Raj Thackeray and Supriya Sule at the funeral. Just like every person in world cinema is missing, by bidding farewell to this sister of seven generations.