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Begum Akhtar

Indian musician · India · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1914 to 1974 · aged 60

Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal", she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.

Begum Akhtar is read about 129 times a day, in 23 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in arts

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Country
India
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1974 · aged 60

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