1 / 7an singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar passed away at a private hospital after a 28-day-long prolonged battle with Covid-19, pneumonia and related issues, here on Sunday morning.2 / 7Earlier, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared the sad news stunning the nation.3 / 7Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, Raut and others visited the hospital a short while ago to meet and condole the bereaved Mangeshkar clan.4 / 7Gadkari also confirmed that he took 'darshan' of Lata-Didi and recalled her legendary singing skills, her contributions to the world of music and the nation, as top leaders condoled her demise.5 / 7Amitabh Bachchan shared in his blog, 'She has left us. The voice of a million centuries has left us .. her voice resounds now in the Heavens! Prayers for calm and peace.'6 / 7For her contribution to cinema and the field of arts, Lata was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1969, the Padma Vibhushan in 1999 and the Bharat Ratna in 2001.7 / 7Apart from these honours, Lata also won four Filmfare Awards in the category of Best Playback Singing. She was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. The singer had once made news when she refused to take her award in order to promote fresh talent in the industry.