a special tribute in November 2002. She was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. In 2021, Bhosle was honoured with the Maharashtra Bhushan by the Government of Maharashtra. She was among top 20 music icons of the past 50 years. In 2011 the Guinness Book of World Records officially acknowledged Bhosle, at The Asian Awards, as the most recorded artist in the history of music. She was awarded a certificate for "the most studio recordings (singles) from Sebastian Coe for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947". At the event she was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Asha Bhosle is the recipient of the first Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) of the Jodhpur National University. BBC list of 100 inspiring women for 2015. Further reading See also Mangeshkar Family Notes References External links 1933 births Living people Bengali-language singers Bollywood playback singers Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients English-language singers from India Women guitarists Gujarati-language singers Hindi-language singers 20th-century Indian women singers Indian women playback singers Indian guitarists Tamil playback singers Marathi-language singers Marathi playback singers Nepali-language singers from India Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in arts Russian-language singers Tamil-language singers Konkani-language singers Kannada playback singers People from Sangli Mangeshkar family Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award winners Filmfare Awards winners Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners 20th-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from Maharashtra Singers from Maharashtra Marathi people BBC 100 Women