When was Bharat Ratna given to Lata ji?
Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the the nation's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in March 2001 at a glittering function in the Rashtrapati Bhavan after which she had said "even a flower" bestowed on her by the country was a big thing for her. She is only the second vocalist, after M. S.
