[Artist Biography] Begum Aktar

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Artist: Begum Akhtar

Real Name: Begum Akhtar

Birth Date /Place: 07|10|1914

Age: she aged 60 at 1974

Social status (Single / Married): married 

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Musical Genres : Ghazal, Thumri and dadra

Awards: Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan  

Top 3 Songs (Names): Diwana Ban Na He and Wo jo Ham me he 

Other Information: Akhtar was barely seven when she was captivated by the music of Chandra Bai, an artist attached to a touring theatre group. However at her uncle's insistence she was sent to train under Ustad Imdad Khan, the great sarangi exponent from Patna, and later under Ata Mohammed Khan of Patiala. Later, she travelled to Calcutta with her mother and learnt music from classical stalwarts like Mohammad Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan of Lahore, and finally she became the disciple of Ustad Jhande Khan.