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	Begum Akhtar
		It was in Lucknow that he met Begum Akhtar in person and developed a lasting friendship with her.
		Begum Akhtar was red and speechless with anger and indignation.
		Begum Akhtar was still red in the face and was puffing at her cigarette in an agitated manner.
	www.chembur.com /anecdotes/begumakhtar.htm (2455 words)

	Begum Akhtar's
		The chief patrons of the arts were the so-called native rulers and the society at large would look down upon the 'singing-dancing girls.' Begum Akhtar's talent shattered all such shackles and she could single handedly succeed in popularizing the Ghazals set to music among the elites as well as the masses.
		Born in October 1914, in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, Begum Akhtar was endowed with a haunting voice that excelled in her full-throated renditions of light classical music.
		When Begum Akhtar died in 1974 at the age of sixty while giving a performance at a concert in Ahmedabad, she was still a force to reckon with.
	www.geocities.com /subhashish_chatterjee2003/akh_pro.htm (1113 words)

	The Hindu : Book Review : The music of love and loss
		For Begum Akhtar, respectability came in the guise of her marriage to Abbasi, a respected lawyer of Lucknow.
		The Begum's search for love made her mould herself in the "wily lifestyle of a tragic courtesan." The pathos in her voice, the dazzling diamond nose-ring and the limpid notes she used helped carry the poetry she sang to a plane unmatched to this day.
		In the end, Begum Akhtar attained a sense of purity in music and in life by transcending her reckless participation in life.
	www.hindu.com /br/2005/12/27/stories/2005122700851600.htm (909 words)

	sampad: Aye Mohabbat, a film of Begum Akhtar plus post-show discussion with producer Juhi Sinha. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Begum Akhtar once said, how proud and happy she was to have been born in a country where her music was loved and appreciated.
		Begum Akhtar belonged to an age of grace and leisure, where 'tehzeeb' was a fact of daily living, not a word from Urdu poetry.
		Begum's story is told in her own voice (archival footage), with her songs providing the music and audio tracks.
	www.sampad.org.uk /whatson.php?id=548 (396 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
		Begum’s house in Faizabad, where she was born, was not big and the family did not have resources enough to give it a facelift or rebuild it.
		Though Begum Akhtar was not allowed to attend such programmes, she enticed her caretaker Amanat to take her to the show, so great was her love for music.
		Begum Akhtar suffered a stroke in 1973 and perhaps had a foreboding that her end was near.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20011007/spectrum/main7.htm (578 words)

	Kamat Research Database - Begum Akhtar
		Death came to Begum Akhtar on the performing stage on the night of October 30, 1974.
		Begum Akhtar's real aptitude had always been for thumri, ghazal and dadra in which she was destined to be peerless.
		It was not only the hypnotic quality of Begum Akhtar's voice or the authenticity of style and approach that compelled special admiration from her countless votaries.
	www.kamat.com /database/articles/behum_akhtar.htm (565 words)

	Down Melody Lane..::..Playback Singers.::.Shamshad Begum
		Shamshad Begum, the nasal voiced legendary classical and playback singer of yesteryears was born in Amritsar.
		Shamshad Begum is the mother of the silver screen heart-throb of the fl-and-white era Naseem Bano and grandmother of heroine Saira Bano.
		Today Shamshad Begum is totally out of the media and films but she enjoys the memory of the golden past even today.
	www.downmelodylane.com /shamshad.html (417 words)

	Begum Akhtar: Biography
		Akhtaribai Faizabadi, or Begum Akhtar as she was more popularly known, was born on 7th October, 1914 in the small town of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh in northern India.
		Subsequently Begum Akhtar moved back to Lucknow where she was approached by the famous producer-director Mehboob Khan, as a result of which she acted in ROTI which was released in 1942 and whose music was composed by maestro Anil Biswas.
		In 1945, Begum AKhtar was married to barrister Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi and became known as Begum Akhtar.
	www.urdupoetry.com /profile/begumakhtar.html (688 words)

	Proutist Universal: This Muslim woman gave herself the right to say 'talaq'
		Begum, however, never had to invoke that clause as she ``lived happily'' with her husband Dr Ajamal Hassan Khan till his death in 1985.
		Begum's carefully-preserved ‘nikahnama’ written in Arabic, reads: ``I saw Akhtar Sultan Begum, daughter of Abdul Majeed Khuraja, and agreed as ‘mehr’ the amount of Rs 75,000, half of which is Rs 37,500 in cash, in the advocacy of Abdul Majeed Khuraja and in presence of witnesses.
		Akhtar Khaleda Begum can be the role model in the Muslim society as she was able to establish a rare example which deserves a lot of praises.
	www.proutist-universal.org /archives/000174.html (1159 words)

	MusicalNirvana - Begum Akhtar
		In her quest, she was inspired by Jaddan Bai, a noted dispciple of the great thumri singer, Moijuddin Khan (and mother of the late celebrated film actress, Nargis), and the equally noted Barkat Ali Khan, the younger brother of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.
		In between, Begum Akhtar's good looks and sensitive voice brought her under the spell of the silver screen in the early years of her career.
		But to the people at large, Begum Akhtar was the "Queen of Ghazals", and it is this acclaim that she cherished most.
	www.musicalnirvana.com /ghazal/begum_akhtar.html (764 words)

	The Music Magazine -- India's first and finest music e-zine
		Begum Akhtar tugs at the heart in two styles -- one raw and exuberant, the other mature and 'respectable' -- and no one has yet matched her in either, writes Abhay Phadnis
		Her Begum Akhtar phase is quite different: the singing is mellowed, controlled, disciplined; the taans are less profuse; there is a gravitas that is at odds with the exuberance of the young Akhtari.
		And it is more than just age or maturity: Begum Akhtar's marriage was an exercise in upward social mobility; her later singing follows that pattern.
	www.themusicmagazine.com /begumakhtartrib.html (1901 words)

	SACW \| 24-25 Apr 2006 \| Nepal's Revolt for Democracy; Sri Lanka: violenc
		BEGUM AKHTAR (1914 - 1974), who shot to fame in her late teens as Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, was the last of the tawaifs or singing courtesans who had captured the imagination of the public since Mirza Haadi Ruswa published Umrao Jaan Adaa, said to be the first Urdu novel, in the late 1890s.
		Umrao Jaan, the eponymous heroine, was a rebel in a calcified society and Begum Akhtar, a reluctant victim in an essentially feudal one, which retained its character despite the two World Wars and the Partition of India in 1947.
		Reading it, one would believe that she was the only pupil of Begum Akhtar's who stuck with her through thick and thin and that the others came and went.
	www.mail-archive.com /sacw@insaf.net/msg00449.html (5308 words)

	The Hindu : The mesmeric voice lives on...
		Begum Akhtar's name was Akhtari and she was born on October 7, 1914, in Faizabad (U.P.).
		In the realm of ghazals she is known as Begum Akhtar and she reigned supreme for about 35 years.
		Begum Akhtar went there with her teacher Ustad Atta Mohammad Khan simply as part of the audience.
	www.hindu.com /2000/11/03/stories/09030708.htm (849 words)

	Begum Akhtar - Live in Bombay 1953 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Begum Akhtar was born on the 7th October 1910 in Faizabad, in a family of music lovers.
		But she was never allowed to sing khyal : all her life, she was a victim of prejudice against Muslim female singers: she was not allowed to sing classical music, and her repertoire remained artificially limited to the so-called «semi-classical» music, the thumris, horis, dadras and ghazals.
		Begum Akhar died on the 22nd October 1974, after having taught for a while in the Bhatkande Music College in Lucknow.
	makar-records.com /siteus/30page.html (487 words)

	Indiaclub.com: Begum Akhtar-The Story of my Ammi : Biography
		Begum Akhtar, b circa, 1914- d, 1974, a legend in her own lifetime, is one such person on whom there is no available biography.
		She had a liberal education and was used to a certain space and freedom to pursue her own passions, while Begum Akhtar lived within the cloistered environs of a typical feudal home in those days.
		Begum Akhtar’s passing away in 1974 drove her to dedicate her entire efforts to excel in the art given to her by her Guru.
	www.indiaclub.com /shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=17016 (473 words)

	Anand Foundation New Delhi - Promoting Fellowship through music performing and fine arts
		Rekha Surya The youngest disciple of Begum Akhtar,
		Rekha Surya is not only the youngest disciple of Begum Akhtar, But also has the distinction of having trained under Girija Devi,
		She has carved a niche for herself in the world of Hindustani light classical music belongs to the Lucknow Gharana which includes Ghazal in its repertoire.
	www.anandfoundation.com /musicarc.asp (540 words)

	Begum Akhtar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Begum 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.
		When she chanced to hear great singers like Gauharjaan and Malakjaan, however, she decided to forsake the glamour of the film world for a career in classical music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Begum_Akhtar (797 words)

	Mehdi Hassan
		It is widely considered that the era of the 1950s and 60s was the golden age of radio broadcasting in the Indian sub-continent.
		Later, vocalists of the calibre of Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Mukhtar Begum and Begum Akhtar established themselves as major exponents of ghazal gayaki.
		At that time, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar and Mukhtar Begum were considered the stalwarts of ghazal gayaki, Mehdi Hassan also had a passion for Urdu poetry and started to experiment by singing ghazals on a part time basis.
	pakistani_singers.tripod.com /mehdi_hassan.htm (1148 words)

	IMDR :: Communication as Relationship and Response : Dr. Anand Sukumaran, adjunct faculty, IMDR
		Communication is therefore not seen only as a conscious, deliberate and extremely cognitive act between self contained individuals to achieve a specific rational end, but instead as a participative, experiential, interconnected, epiphanic experience where a sudden, instantaneous realization of the essence or meaning of reality and existence is perceived.
		To speak or to utter demands a complete involvement and integration of body and consciousness, thus the primacy given in Indian music to the human voice which is considered to be the supreme form of musical expression.
		Begum Akhtar - Arguably one of the greatest Ghazal singers ever; her real name was Akhtaribai Faizabadi.
	www.imdr.edu /faculty/Communication_response.htm (1695 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Books
		Begum Akhtar had such an aura and commanded such respect that even Pandit Nehru once is said to have got up as she reached the dais at Red Fort to perform.
		She was among a small number of artists who grew up in feudal culture and sparkled in its aftermath.
		"Spanning the transition from colonial times was in Begum Akhtar’s case a transition also from being the wife of a respected lawyer of Lucknow," she says, adding "she (Begum) was candid enough to admit that she came from a tradition of tawaifs.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20051030/spectrum/book8.htm (647 words)

	indiayogi.com - Yogi Shop - Music - Ghazals & Sufi - Details of Unforgettable Legends - Begum Akhtar (Volume I And II) ...
		Begum Akhtar is one of the greatest legends if the Indian music heritage.
		The legend lives on in the hearts of millions through her music even decades after she has passed away.
		In 1945, Akhtarbai Faizabadi was married to barrister Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi and became known as Begum Akhtar.
	www.indiayogi.com /eshop/mdetail.asp?id=2519 (531 words)

	SAMAR \| You Can Not Escape Responsibility
		I grew up in a kind of atmosphere where women were treated as equal citizens and where everybody had the same rights, and it was an ideal that everyone was struggling for.
		At a time when all the industrialists were falling over their feet to put these people into five-star suites, they were choosing the humble surroundings of Kaifi Azmi and his family.
		I am reminded of Javed Akhtar's poem on Mother Theresa where the first six lines eulogize the various things that she is doing.
	www.samarmagazine.org /archive/article.php?id=81 (3403 words)

	SRUTI-India Carnatic Music,india dance & music magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Among all these, Siddheswari Devi and Begum Akhtar fit the title of century-makers.
		Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who excelled in singing thumri-s and dadra-s as well and gave a new dimension to the Punjab ang, has already found a place in the list thanks to the impact he had on the gayaki of the Patiala gharana.
		Her music carried the old world charm of the Lucknow court and, in the early years, "maddened her listeners with a certain intoxicating quality." (Susheela Misra).
	www.sruti.com /august2k/splft4.htm (333 words)

	oudh15
		June 1851, H.M. Huzur Aliya) Malika-i-Awadh Nawab Raunaq Ara Begum Akhtar Mahal Sahiba (b.
		September 1850) Nawab Iftikhar un-nisa Begum Hazrat Mahal Sahiba (cre.
		May 1895), previously Nawab Ilahi Begum, daughter of Muhammad 'Ali, by his wife, Ahmadi Begum.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/India4/oudh15.htm (1825 words)

	Down Melody Lane..::..Composers - Vanraj Bhatia
		His last published score was Plus Film Sardari Begum.
		And at 72, Bhatia composed the recent Pop album Ritika, which was not promoted much by Sony Music.
		Bhatia’s films, with and without songs include the Benegali films as well as Junoon, Kalyug, Mandi, Trikaal, Susman, Antarnaad, Sardari Begum and a couple of serials for him.
	www.downmelodylane.com /vanraj.html (578 words)

	DURRANI8
		Received a khilat for saving the lives of some members of the American Christian Mission at Ludhiana in 1857.
		Maryam Begum, younger daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan, by his second wife, a lady from Khurrum.
		Mastura Begum, third daughter of Sardar Nur ud-din Khan, sometime Judge at Kandahar.
	www.4dw.net /royalark/Afghanistan/durrani8.htm (523 words)

	Ustad Bismillah Khan gets aid, finally
		He paid rich tributes to Bade Gulam Ali Khan and Begum Akhtar for their contribution to Hindustani classical.
		I listened to Begum Akhtar's gazals and said wah!
		My wife reacted sharply I told her she should go back to sleep because she knows nothing about Hindustani classical," he said.
	in.rediff.com /news/2003/aug/06onkar.htm (709 words)

	Shoaib Akhtar may get away lightly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rameez Raja has predicted a light punishment for Shoaib Akhtar (Begum Akhtar as coined by MiD DAY yesterday) by his country’s cricketing bosses.
		The former captain, who was in the thick of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s administrative affairs in 2004, said: “I think for the better of Pakistan cricket, they will take the better road where they fine Shoaib and do not abandon him for good,” he was quoted by news.com.au.
		Meanwhile, Steve Waugh, who played against Shoaib Akhtar, said: “With the amount of education around these days there are no excuses.
	www.chalomumbai.com /sports/international/2006/october/145222.htm (343 words)

	Malika E Ghazal Begum Akhtar CD
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