Overview
- Usha Mangeshkar spoke at the Newsmakers Awards in Mumbai, saying home now feels lonely and sad after the loss of her two elder sisters.
- She said she chose to step out for the event to ease her grief rather than remain shut in at home.
- Calling the losses a shock, she said the country also mourns two of its greatest playback singers.
- Asha Bhosle died at 92 on April 12 after an ICU stay at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital for cardiac and respiratory issues, and reports said she had been unwell for months.
- Lata Mangeshkar died at 92 on February 6, 2022, after a storied career that earned India’s highest honor, the Bharat Ratna, underscoring the family’s deep imprint on Indian music.