Melody queen and nightingale of India who traces her roots from Mangueshi village, Ponda passed away at the age of 92.
She was a playback singer and also an occasional music composer. A close friend of the Mangeshkar family helped Lata start her career as an actress and singer.
Initially she did small roles in the film industry to support her family after her father's death. She has also acted in her father's musical play in Marathi.
Lata has thousands of songs to her credit in different languages including Konkani. Her memories and her songs will always be remembered by her thousands of fans across the world.
Like our melody king late Alfred Rose we Goans will also remember Lata Mangeshkar forever.
