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Questions of the day: 

Q.1 At what age did Lata Mangeshkar give voice to her first song as a professional singer? 

Q.2 Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929. What is her place of birth? 

Q.3 In 1974, Lata Mangeshkar became the first Indian to perform live at which prestigious venue? 

Q.4 When was Lata awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna? 

Q.5 Which Lata song among these was included in the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? 

Q.6 Lata was inducted as a Rajya Sabha MP (Member of Parliament) by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. When was she nominated? 

Q.7 Which one of these music directors did Lata Mangeshkar never work with?

Q.8 Lata had been away from the active playback music scene for quite some time. What was the last song she recorded? 

Q.9 In her vast career, Lata collaborated with numerous male singers. Who is not she collaborated with? 

Q.10 Lata Mangeshkar also served as the music director on five Marathi films, beginning with the 1960's Ram Ram Pavhana. Which was the last film she composed the music for? 

Answers:

1) 13 - She began her career in the year 1942 at the age of 13. In a career spanning over seven decades, the melody queen recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films.

2)  Indore - Mangeshkar was born in a Maharashtrian Brahmin family in 1929, the eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar, a Marathi and Konkani musician, and his wife Shevanti in Indore.

3) Royal Albert Hall, London - Lata Mangeshkar, known as the Nightingale of India, holds the distinction of being the first Indian artist ever to perform live at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. 

4) 2001 - In her lifetime, the veteran star was honoured by several prestigious awards including the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and several Filmfare and National Film Awards.

5) Wada na Tod - In 2004, two songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar featured in Hollywood classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

6) 1999 - Lata Mangeshkar was elected on November 22, 1999, and was part of the House till November 21, 2005. Following an RTI, it was revealed that during her term, she never touched the allowances and checks she received as a parliamentarian. The document showed that all payments that were made to Mangeshkar from the Pay Accounts Office were returned. 

7 OP Nayyar -"i found Lata's voice too thin, too shrill, which did not suit my compositions," Nayyar had once said, claiming he was "the only music director who succeeded in Bollywood without Lata's voice". He added: "I needed a more vivacious, richer, healthier voice of, say, Shamshad Begum, Geeta Ghosh-Dutt, Asha Bhosale." 

8) Saugandh mujhe is mitti ki - Is a tribute to the Indian Army and nation, she recorded her last song, “Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki," composed by Mayuresh Pai. It was released on March 30th, 2019.

9) KK - Lata Mangeshkar never Collabarted with Lata Mangeshkar.

10) Tambadi Mati - Lata Mangeshkar worked as the composer of Tambadi Mati