| Name(s) |
BEGUM AKHTAR
(Birth name: Akhtari Bai Faizabadi) |
| Date of
Birth |
October 07, 1914
– Faizabad, Uttar Ptadesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 30, 1974
– Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian legendary
singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1975: She was decorated
with Padma Bhushan Award, posthumously.
- 1968: She was awarded
Padma Shri.
- 1972: She was honoured with
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Vocal
Music.
- 1945: She got married and
stopped singing due to family restrictions.
- 1949: She returned to the
music arena and continued performing till her demise.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- She developed her innate interest in music at the tender
age of 7.
- She finally ended up as disciple of Ustad Jhande
Khan.
- Soon, after her first public performance at the age of
fifteen, a number of gramophone records were released
carrying her ghazals, dadras, thumris, etc.
- Besides her golden and sensitive voice, she was also
blessed with good looks.
- She acted in a few Hindi movies in the thirties; she
sang her songs herself in all her films.
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