TRIBUTES poured in for Lata Mangeshkar from all over the world, including from the Bollywood fraternity.
Dharmendra: The whole world is sad. Can’t believe you have left us! We will miss you. Lata ji, pray for your soul to be in peace.
Armaan Malik: Rest in peace, Lata ji. Your voice will echo for eternity.
Anushka Sharma: God speaks through beautiful voices. Sad sad day for India as our nightingale leaves her mortal body. Lataji’s voice has immortalised her forever. She will live in our hearts through her music. My deepest condolences to her family, friends, and fans. RIP Lataji.
Lata Mangeshkar with Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal: Feeling numb. Devastated. Yesterday was Saraswati Puja and today Ma took her blessed one with her. Somehow it feels that even the birds, trees and wind are silent today. Swar Kokila Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji, your divine voice will echo till eternity. Rest in peace. Om Shanti.
Anil Kapoor: Heartbroken but blessed to have known and loved this incredible soul. Lataji holds a place in our hearts that will never be taken by anyone else. That’s how profoundly she has impacted our lives with her music. May she rest in peace and light up the heavens with her brightness.
Kriti Sanon:Lag Ja Gale, one of my most favourite songs, and the list is endless. You will always stay in our hearts and lives with your soulful voice Lata ji. Our very own nightingale. May her soul rest in peace.
Lata Mangeshkar with Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit: It’s your memories that remain with us. You will truly never leave our hearts, but the void too shall never be filled. May your soul rest in eternal peace.
Akshay Kumar: How can one forget such a voice! Deeply saddened by the passing away of Lata Mangeshkar ji, my sincere condolences, and prayers. Om Shanti.
Taapsee Pannu: Hope you keep mesmerising the heavens as well with your
voice and presence.
Kareena Kapoor Khan: Rest in glory.
Hema Malini
Hema Malini: February 6 is a dark day for us – the legend who has given us a treasure trove of lilting songs, the nightingale of India, Lataji, has left us to continue her divine music in heaven. It is a personal loss for me as our affection and admiration for each other was mutual.
Ajay Devgn: An icon forever. I will always savour the legacy of her songs. How fortunate were we to have grown up listening to Lataji’s songs. Om Shanti. My deepest condolences to the Mangeshkar family.
Late Mangeshkar with Amitabh Bachchan (credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)
Amitabh Bachchan: She has left us. The voice of a million centuries has left us. Her voice resounds now in the heavens! Prayers for calm and peace.
Kajol: If we play her songs one by one, we could hear her for a month and never hear the same song again. Prolific and profound. I mourn with the rest of the country for our nightingale.
Sanjay Dutt: We lost a legend. Lata Mangeshkar ji, your music, personality, humility will always stay with us for generations. My condolences to the family.
Everywhen’s Menopause & Menstruation Support Group won the Network of Networks award for promoting inclusivity across all employee life stages.
Centrica’s + Network, Virgin Media O2, and other organisations were recognised for pioneering initiatives supporting gender, ethnicity, LGBTQIA, family, and well-being inclusion.
Leadership awards celebrated individuals driving cultural change, including Luke Martin, Rosie Whitfield, Jacquline Alcindor, and Tiernan Brady
Championing inclusion
The Employee Network Awards 2025, hosted by MP Dawn Butler and sponsored by Haleon, celebrated the nation’s leading diversity and inclusion initiatives on Wednesday (1) at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The ceremony recognised networks and leaders championing meaningful change in their organisations.
Everywhen’s Menopause & Menstruation Support Group won the Network of Networks award, the evening’s highest honour, recognised for creating inclusive workplaces that support employees at every stage of their working lives.
Other major winners demonstrated the breadth of inclusion work across sectors. Centrica’s + Network won Best Network Initiative of the Year for its pioneering Transgender Inclusion Policy. Nina Goswami from Clifford Chance received the Network Inspirational Role Model of the Year award for championing cultural change across law.
The University of Wolverhampton’s Disabled Staff Network won Outstanding Ability Network of the Year, while EDF (UK)’s Young Professionals Network received Outstanding Employee Network of the Year.
Sky UK’s Parents & Carers@Sky won Outstanding Family Network of the Year and Entain’s BeYou@Entain took the Outstanding LGBTQIA Network title. Virgin Media O2’s Enrich Network won Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year, Heathrow Airport’s Altitude Network received Outstanding Women’s Network of the Year, and HSBC Innovation Banking UK’s Well-being Employee Resource Group was named Outstanding New Network.
Simon Blake, George Bleasdale, Jacquie Lawrence, Jude Guaitamacchi, Linda Riley (Founder), Dawn Butler MP, Jennifer Stoute, Sarah Campbell, Kara Smith, Chizzy Akudolu
Empowering leaders
Leadership recognition also featured prominently. Luke Martin and Rosie Whitfield from Virgin Media O2 won Outstanding Network Lead of the Year. Jacquline Alcindor from L&G received Outstanding Executive Sponsor of the Year, while Tiernan Brady from Clifford Chance won Head of Diversity of the Year.
Linda Riley, founder of the Employee Network Awards, said: “It’s inspiring to see so many networks and individuals pushing for real change. Their creativity, dedication, and leadership show that supporting employees makes workplaces stronger, fairer, and more innovative.”
The awards recognise how employee resource groups strengthen workplace cultures by bringing together diverse voices and perspectives across age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and other characteristics.
Speaking at the event, Claire Dickson, Chief Digital & Technology Officer and executive sponsor of Haleon’s Pride ERG, emphasised the importance of these networks. “Employee networks can really shine by providing safe spaces for constructive dialogue, challenging the status quo, and driving new initiatives to effect change,” she said.
By creating inclusive environments, organisations report stronger business performance better customer relationships making workplace inclusion essential for success.
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