Archive for the ‘Begum Akhtar’ Category

Pilu Thumri, Begum Akhtar

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

A beautiful Pilu thumri from Akhtaribai of Faizabad — bhanwara re, hum pardesi log.

mere jahaan-e-mohabbat pe chhaye jaate hain!

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Virtuosity of delivery combined with populist lyrics — witness the signature of the early Begum Akhtar in mere jahaan-e-mohabbat pe chhaye jaate hain!.

Akhtaribai Faizabad

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

The mercurial Begum Akhtar in her `Akhtari Faizabad’ days: takhayyul se daaman bachao toh jaane!.

You shall be seeing a lot more of her in these pages!