Question: Who has been conferred with Maharashtra Bhusan Award for year 2020 by government of Maharashtra?
a) Lata Mangeshkar
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Asha Bhosle
d) None of the above
Ans: c
Context
- State government of Maharashtra has conferred its highest honour ‘Maharashtra Bhusan’ to legendary singer Asha Bhosle recently.
- The Award was set up in 1996 by Maharashtra government and P.L. Deshpande was the first recipient of the award.
Related Facts
- Asha ji has been awarded with the Maharashtra Bhusan for the year 2020.
- Ministry of Culture of government of Maharashtra announced the honour.
- Bhosle is the second member of her family to win this honour, after Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan in 1997.
- The iconic singer is the recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan.
- She made her Hindi film debut with the song “Saawan Aaya” for Hansraj Behl’s Chunariya in 1948.
- In 2011 Asha Bhosle was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most recorded artist in music history.
By kameshwar shukla