Gangubai Hangal | Gangubai Hangal Dead | Gangubai Hangal Died | Gangubai Hangal Death | Gangubai Hangal Passed Away
On Tuesday, 21st July 2009, Hindustani music exponent Gangubai Hangal passes away in Karnataka's Hubli town. She was 97 years old.
Gangubai Hangal died at 7.10 a.m. at the Lifeline Emergency Care Centre in Hubli, after following cardiac and respiratory problems, family sources said.
Nagraj Tankasali, director of the private hospital, informed that Gangubai had died of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema.
She was awared with India's prestigious civilian honours of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in 1971 and 2002 respectively.
