# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sharda-sinha
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:50:10.238Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sharda-sinha"
name: "Sharda Sinha"
slug: "sharda-sinha"
description: "Sharda Sinha was an Indian folk and classical singer. Hailing from Bihar, she predominantly sang in Maithili and Bhojpuri language and is called Bihar Kokila, the cuckoo of Bihar. Sinha has sung many folk songs including \"Vivah Geet\", \"Chhath Geet\". In 1991, she received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to music. In 2000, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to the field of music. She was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, on the eve of Republic Day in 2018. Sinha was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, on the eve of Republic Day in 2025."
tagline: "Indian singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sharda_Sinha.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1952-10-09"
deathDate: "2024-11-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump