Lata mangeshkar, the singer of 'Aei Mere Vatan.....' is nicknamed 'Swar samraagyi' (melody queen ) and 'Swar Kokila'. She was born on 28th september 1929 in a maharastrian family residing in Indore in madhya Pradesh. Her father Deenanath Mangeshkar was himself a noted classical singer and Theatre artist. Her mother's name was Shudhamati. The family's last name used to be Hardikar but Deenanath changed it to Mangeshkar in order to identify his family with his native town, Mangesh in Goa . Lata was named Hridaya at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character Latika in one of her father's plays. The famous singers Asha Bhonsle and Usha Mangeshkar are her younger sisters. Her younger brother Hridatanath is a well -known music director . Meena is the Youngest sister.
