New Delhi: The prestigious Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2006-07 will be given to noted music director and the singer’s brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar.
The award was instituted by Madhya Pradesh government in the year
1984-85 in the honour of city-based legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar
The award carries a purse of Rs one lakh and a citation, Director of Department Pavan Shrivastava said.
The annual award, which is given either to a playback singer or music composer, will be given to Hridaynath on the concluding day of the four-day award ceremony in Indore in Madhya Pradesh beginning April 12.
The award was conferred to singer Kavita Krihnamurthy last year.
The Madhya Pradesh government is making every effort to ensure the presence of Lata Mangeshkar for the award ceremony on April15, Shrivastava said.
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