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Love’s Own Music: Listen to Begum Akhtar’s Most Soulful Tracks

Enjoy Begum Akhtar urf Mallika-e-Ghazal’s soulful music.

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From being born as Akhtari Bai Faizabadi to transitioning into Begum Akhtar of Faizabad, Mallika-e-Ghazal urf Bibi has had an illustrious singing career. The Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee is best known for her ghazals, dadras, and thumris.

Here’s a jukebox of her best hits:

Click to play your mood
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(This is a post from The Quint’s archives. It has been republished on the occasion of Begum Akhtar’s birth anniversary.)

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