Mumbai, December 03: The grand dame of Indian music, Lata Mangeshkar, who has been honoured with France’s highest civilian award, the Insignia of ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour), says she continues to grow young with age.
“I turned 81 on September last. But I am very young at heart. So I have reversed the order of the figure. I feel like an 18-year-old,” Lata said while accepting the honour here last evening at a function organised by the French government.
“France and India have always stood for values like fraternity, equality and liberty. I thank the French Government for bestowing this highly prestigious honour on me,” Lata said.
The ‘Legion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) is the highest distinction that can be conferred by the French Republic on a French citizen as well as on a foreigner.
–PTI