Overview
- The singer was admitted to Apollo BGS Hospitals in Mysuru on Saturday, July 11, and hospital officials said she suffered a cardiac arrest during treatment and was declared dead that evening.
- Her granddaughter Apsara Vydyula announced the death on social media and the family has asked for privacy while leaders and fans pay their respects.
- The Karnataka government arranged for Janaki’s mortal remains to be placed at Maharaja’s College Grounds for the public to pay respects and her last rites were held at her farmhouse in Kaniyanahundi with full state honours.
- Janaki built a six-decade career singing in around 20 languages, a corpus reported at roughly 48,000 songs, and she won multiple state awards plus four National Film Awards during her career.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and many film personalities paid tribute, renewing public attention to Janaki’s artistic range and to long-running debates over timely recognition of South Indian artists.