New Delhi: India’s vocal nightingale Lata Mangeshkar has passed away today (6 February 2022) morning. There is a wave of mourning in the country due to his death (Lata Mangeshkar Passed Away). She was well known for her soft nature. His songs still rule the hearts of people. He had a big heart. There is also an anecdote related to this, which is related to cricket. Lata Didi was very fond of cricket, she loved watching cricket. In such a situation, he helped the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at one time when he did not even have money to give awards to his World Cup winning team.
Yes, this anecdote is from when in the year 1983, the Indian cricket team won the World Cup, creating history. This victory is still called a golden moment in the history of India. But, at that time BCCI did not have enough money to respect its players. As soon as Lata Mangeshkar got this news, she immediately decided that she would help the BCCI.
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When India came after winning the World Cup, the BCCI had a debt of Rs 2 or 3 crores. In such a situation, he did not have money for the players’ awards. At that time, the then BCCI President Raj Singh Dungarpur requested Lata Mangeshkar to perform a concert in Delhi, to which Lata didi immediately agreed. After that Lata Mangeshkar did a special concert for the players at that time, in which she sang the song India World Champion.
In this concert, Lata ji also got the support of Suresh Wadekar and other music people. He got 20 lakh rupees from this concert. Lata didi gave this money to all the players as a prize of Rs 1 lakh each. It is said that Lata Mangeshkar did not charge even a single rupee for this concert.