7th October Padma Bhushan is a great singer and Gazal writer Begum Akhtar's 103th Birth Anniversary. Born in Faizabad in UP, Akhtar's name was Akhtarbai Faizabadi. People used to come from Lucknow far and wide to listen to their voice.
There are records related to Begum Akhtar's personal life on the website of the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts.
- Akhterbhai's mother, Mushtari Begum, gave formal training to singing with famous masters. In 1927, he shifted to Kolkata to make a career in the theater.
- It was considered an honor to visit the villages of Calcutta's Chaina Bazar and his music.
According to Begum Sayaida Raza, a producer of All India Radio, Lucknow, Aktharibai wanted to marry Ahmedn Abbasi, a well-known lawyer of Lucknow.
According to Sayaida, Aktheribai had asked him to do it - let me marry Abbasi. After this, Sayaida went to Abbasi to get a marriage proposal.
There are records related to Begum Akhtar's personal life on the website of the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts.
- Akhterbhai's mother, Mushtari Begum, gave formal training to singing with famous masters. In 1927, he shifted to Kolkata to make a career in the theater.
- It was considered an honor to visit the villages of Calcutta's Chaina Bazar and his music.
According to Begum Sayaida Raza, a producer of All India Radio, Lucknow, Aktharibai wanted to marry Ahmedn Abbasi, a well-known lawyer of Lucknow.
According to Sayaida, Aktheribai had asked him to do it - let me marry Abbasi. After this, Sayaida went to Abbasi to get a marriage proposal.
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