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Also known as Beghum Akhtar, Akhtari Bai Faizabadi

Indian musician

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Vinony's link graph records 1,010 inbound references to Begum Akhtar, and connects out to ghazal, Thumri and India.

Vinony files it under 1914 births, 1974 deaths and 20th-century Indian actresses.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Rooh-e-mousiqi Begum Akhtar

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
IN
Active from
1914-08-07
Active to
1974-08-30

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Listeners
6,504
Total plays
54,974

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Akhtari Bai Faizabadi or Begum Akhtar (October 7, 1914–October 30, 1974) was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra and Thumri. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (posthumously) by Govt. of India. She was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals). Early life Begum Akhtar was born in Bada Darwaza, Town Bhadarsa, Bharatkund, Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Begum+Akhtar">

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Place of birth
Faizabad
Place of death
Ahmedabad
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
Hindi
Religion
Islam
Genre
ghazal
Instrument
voice
Image
Stamp of India - 1994 - Colnect 163834 - Begum Akhtar - Commemoration Wihdrawn.jpeg
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date of birth
1914-10-07
date of death
1974-10-30
start of work period
1929-00-00
end of work period
1974-00-00
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