Pilu Thumri, Begum Akhtar

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

14 Responses to “Pilu Thumri, Begum Akhtar”

  1. Jasjeet Says:

    Indeed a beautiful thumri. Thanks.

  2. Jasjeet Says:

    I have a cleaner version of this thumri. Please e mail me if you need it.
    Thanks again

  3. Ms. Swapnil Baweja Says:

    its kind of unbeleivble to come to find such treasures of yesteryears.
    i hav inherited a taste for begum sahiba (begum akhtar) from my mom n my dad.
    and i listen to her and only her as per Ghazals….takes all my tension and exertion away.
    i m 22 yrs. My friends are left with their mouth wide open when they listen to my taste.
    professionally i m an architect so hardly find any free time to surf but whenevr i hav a second free i m searching for that intoxicating voice thru’out net but its one in a blue moon that i find ANYTHING of hers.
    but this site is something that cud b really termed as a rare GEM. i was amazed to find it. thanx 4 giving me some devine musical moments.
    EXPECTING MORE FROM YOU
    please keep it up.
    all yours,
    swapnil

  4. Dr. Shobhit Pradhan Says:

    Does anyone have this ghazal by Begum Akhtar- Woh jo nahi hai bazm mein to bazm ki
    I hav been looking for this for my father for the last 20 years but all in vain. If anyone has it then please let me know . My mail id is pradhan_dr@rediffmail.com.

  5. Nisha Says:

    Jasjeet,
    May I request you for full text of this*Thumri of the Begum; also is a Cassette/CD available?
    Thanks Nisha
    PS: Chandrakanta’s website page on * does not open

  6. Vinod Says:

    I surprise to read and listening of Master Madan. It is your site nice attempt.

    Many Thanks & Regards

    Vinod
    Ahmedabad

  7. Chloe Zadeh Says:

    Dear Jasjeet,

    If you have a cleaner copy of that thumri I would love to hear it. I am a music student in London studying Indian classical music, and I am just about to write an essay about Begum Akhtar and thumri…

    Thanks,

    Chloe
    chloe_zadeh@yahoo.co.uk

  8. Nitin Says:

    hi jasjeet i need the more clearer version of this song……………so pls send it at my email id………..i will be very greatful to u…………….u haven’t mentioned ur email address otherwise i must’ve sent you a request on ur email id.

    my email id is nitin_spidy@yahoo.co.in

    thanks.

  9. Mahakavi Says:

    Thanks for this beatiful thumri.
    Here is a playlist for Begum Akhtar ghazals, thumris and daadraas
    on YouTube:

    Begum Akhtar Faizabadi:
    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FBB2E816D88BA01C

  10. j s pande Says:

    bhanvra re, ham pardesi log

    kab ke bichhdey aan mile hain, nadiya naav sanjog.

    the nadiya naav sanjog is a very powerful simile.
    i wonder if there were more verses to this thumri. i suspect there were. thumri compositions were almost never so brief.

  11. j s pande Says:

    dear webmaster,
    would you please check this recording again? i think the pitch of the recording has been raised somewhat above the original.
    jsp

  12. webmaster Says:

    Pandeji, probably a duplication artifact — this is how my copy sounds, as I remember. I am going to re-digitize the tape one of these days and I will see if comes out any different.

  13. Nilam Kothari patel Says:

    The same thumri has been sung by Shipra Bose who learnt from Begum.There is one more stranza in this Thumri.

    hum pardesi, tum pardesi
    bhali bani hai yog
    jabse bhanvra bhaye bidesi
    bisar gaye sukh-bhog

  14. Najmul Hasan Says:

    Dear Webmaster,

    What a treasure-trove.
    Hearty thanks for taking all
    the trouble.
    And Pande ji is right. There was a longer
    version, I purchased in New York from World Music
    about ten years ago, but unfortunately lost it to a friend.

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