6 February in Hindu history
6 February 1874
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati born at Puri
The son of Bhaktivinoda Thakur is born at Puri. He founds the Gaudiya Math, and his disciple A. C. Bhaktivedanta takes Gaudiya Vaishnavism to the West.
6 February 2022
Lata Mangeshkar passes away
The singer whose voice carried Bharat’s film songs and bhajans for seven decades dies in Mumbai at 92. She had received the Bharat Ratna in 2001.