In 2001 , Lata Mangeshkar was awarded Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian honour . In the same year , she established the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune , managed by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation ( founded by the Mangeshkar family in October 1989 ) . In 2005 , she designed a jewellery collection called Swaranjali , which was crafted by Adora , an Indian diamond export company . Five pieces from the collection raised £ 105,000 at a Christie 's auction , and a part of the money was donated for the 2005 Kashmir earthquake relief . Also in 2001 , she recorded her first Hindi song with the composer Ilaiyaraaja , for the film '' Lajja '' ; she had earlier recorded Tamil and Telugu songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Lata Mangeshkar