by Admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Indian Music
Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004) was a legendary ghazal and folk singer celebrated across the Indian subcontinent for her expressive singing and iconic repertoire. Born in Hamirpur Sidhar, near Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir, to a family of musicians, she was named...
by Admin | Jul 26, 2025 | Indian Cinema, Indian Music
Mubarak Begum was a distinguished Indian vocalist whose unique voice graced Hindi and Urdu music during the golden age of Bollywood. Born in Rajasthan in 1936 into a family with a musical background, her father, a tabla player, recognised her innate talent and moved...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2025 | Indian Cinema, Indian Music
Mukhtar Begum (1901–1982), born Mukhtar Khanum in July 1901 in Amritsar, British India, was a legendary classical and ghazal singer, actress, composer, and theatre personality whose career spanned the cultural history of undivided India and post-Partition...
by Admin | Jul 18, 2025 | Indian Music, Padma Bhushan
Parveen Sultana is a celebrated figure in the world of Indian music, renowned for her exceptional talent in Hindustani classical music and her memorable contributions to film soundtracks. Born on July 10, 1950, in Nagaon, Assam, she was immersed in a musical...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2025 | Indian Music
Rasoolan Bai (1902-1974) was a legendary Hindustani classical singer and a pioneering figure of the Benaras gharana. Specialising in the romantic Purab Ang style of Thumri, she became one of the most distinguished and influential vocalists of her era, leaving an...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2025 | Indian Music
Rehti Begum, known to the world as Raj Begum, was a celebrated cultural icon and pioneering female singer from Kashmir, hailed as the “Nightingale of Kashmir.” Born on March 27, 1927, in Srinagar, she was a trailblazer who overcame the conservative social...
