Renowned Carnatic vocalist C Lalitha passes away

Noted Carnatic vocalist C Lalitha, the youngest of the ‘Bombay sisters’, passed away at the age of 85. She breathed her last on Tuesday in Chennai. Lalitha and her sister C Saroja had performed hundreds of musical concerts both inside and outside the country since 1963.

The sisters staged musical concerts only as a duo and released albums together in Malayalam, Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Marathi languages. ‘Sapthaham’, and ‘Sundara Narayana Guruvayurappan Gananjali’ are the renowned albums of the sisters in Malayalam.

The sisters have received many awards, including Padma Shri in 2020, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004, Sangeetha Kalashikhamani in 2006, MS Subbulakshmi Award in 2019, Sangeetha Kala Nipuna Award in 1994, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award in 2010 and Sangeetha Choodamani Award in 1991.