Birth Date: 07 Oct, 1914, Age (60)

Occupation : Artist

Place of Birth : Faizabad

Date of Death : 30 Oct, 1974

Begum Akhtar

Akhtaribai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar was born on October 7, 1914 in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. She was also given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal and was also awarded with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (posthumously) by Government of India.

She died on 30 October 1974 in the arms of Nilam Gamadia, her friend, who invited her to Ahmedabad, which has become her final performance. Her tomb was built in a mango orchard within her home, ‘Pasanda Bagh’ in Thakurganj area, of Lucknow. She was buried alongside her mother, Mushtari Sahiba.