drol 11,830 Posted January 18, 2022 Lata Mangeshkar, India's most famous singer ever, has been in hospital for a while with COVID and pneumonia. Today doctors said she will take a lot to recover, which seems rather ominous. Also hospitalised in critical condition in 2019 with respiratory failure and spent weeks on life support. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 19, 2022 To be discharged soon. Invincible. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 20, 2022 Today doctors are trying their best. Bah... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 20, 2022 I don't know what to think about this. Media are divided. Most media reassure she is recovering and will be home soon, India Today has instead gone for "Lata Mangeshkar: a Life in pictures" which means they think she is fucked. Inside info or just pushing their luck? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,618 Posted January 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, drol said: I don't know what to think about this. Media are divided. Most media reassure she is recovering and will be home soon, India Today has instead gone for "Lata Mangeshkar: a Life in pictures" which means they think she is fucked. Inside info or just pushing their luck? They win either way. 1. She passes away soon and they already have everything written and posted. Jump on the scoop 2. She lives a while longer and everyone is reminded of her. They get clicks no matter what happens. Net positive. CNN does the same thing in the U.S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,081 Posted January 20, 2022 With all these people ... just tell us when they have died. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 20, 2022 8 hours ago, drol said: I don't know what to think about this. Media are divided. Most media reassure she is recovering and will be home soon, India Today has instead gone for "Lata Mangeshkar: a Life in pictures" which means they think she is fucked. Inside info or just pushing their luck? Personally wouldn't be surprised if it's the former. I know for a fact that there are situations in which the hospital and family have delayed death notifications of larger than life figures in India due to worry about what it would do to the general population (in one memorable case with a politician, there was a legitimate worry of riots breaking out). Usually if it's a delay of a couple of days at max while everyone gets their ducks in a row, so if there's already "Life in Pictures" articles coming out, wouldn't be surprised if there's a journalist with inside information that they can't leak to the world, but are using a get a step up. EDIT: Hindi news reports saying doctors are telling fans to pray for her recovery, so doesn't sound too good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 21, 2022 In a critical condition according to Zee News. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, drol said: In a critical condition according to Zee News. And promptly denied by her family. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 23, 2022 Continuous improvement in her health. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,648 Posted January 27, 2022 https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/lata-mangeshkar-taken-off-ventilator-as-a-trail-say-family-2732552 "Taken off ventilator as a trial" according to family. Still in ICU but "showing signs of improvement" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 27, 2022 After weeks they denied she was on life support... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 29, 2022 Further improving. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,372 Posted January 29, 2022 10 of 14 posts in this thread, all by the same person. Shows how interesting this thread is. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, TQR said: 10 of 14 posts in this thread, all by the same person. Shows how interesting this thread is. Then put me on ignore and don't read them. Being too sassy may not be good for your health. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,464 Posted January 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, TQR said: 10 of 14 posts in this thread, all by the same person. Shows how interesting this thread is. I agree it’s a boring thread and a boring individual but most of your posts are completely off topic ie political points in the Boris/Starmer/Trump threads etc. I’m sure we can all find annoying little traits about each other (myself included) but what’s far more important is that we learn to co-exist, respect one another and get along (bar SC, who is just a 24-carat cunt). 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,081 Posted January 29, 2022 Fair enough, but like I said upthread, do we really need all these updates? Just tell us when these yoyo types die. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,830 Posted January 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Toast said: Fair enough, but like I said upthread, do we really need all these updates? Just tell us when these yoyo types die. The fact is that I love @markb4's like every time I say she is improving. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 29, 2022 Never heard of her. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 887 Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, drol said: The fact is that I love @markb4's like every time I say she is improving. I'm quite the fan of hers. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,372 Posted January 30, 2022 9 hours ago, drol said: Being too sassy may not be good for your health. Na na na, the sass is what makes me so fabulous and deep down you know it Anyway, please, I’m eager to know…is she still in hospital? What dinner was she given on ward round? Did she fill her piss bag today? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,683 Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks to Cornershop and Norman flipping Cook, I’d guess her slightly younger sister Asha Bhosle is a more recognised name in the UK. Though perhaps TQR is already brimful of Lata… 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,069 Posted January 30, 2022 13 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Never heard of her. Unlike 4 years ago, whether any of us besides the OP has heard of the person doesn’t seem relevant. Sad really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,648 Posted January 30, 2022 If you want to hear of her more , there's a ton of youtube videos out there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
