Though music as such was not in her family, her father noticed her love for music from early childhood. I grew up listening to these songs that caught me unaware and quite naturally became my passion.” Genuinely humbled by her latest Padma award, she admits, “I have tried my level best to save the rich culture pulsating in our tradition through these songs, sung on every significant occasion or ‘sanskar’, from birth to death, on festivals or the changing seasons. Many of her hit songs from Bollywood and regional films have also become quite popular, but very few people are acquainted with the fact that she is a well versed vocalist of devotional and semi-classical music as well, including ghazal singing.Ĭlad in a traditional sari with a ‘tikuli’ (bindi) shining on her forehead, Sharda’s pleasant persona was a rare combination of elegance and understatement. It was a moment of great pride for all of those and her admirers when she was decorated with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award this year by the President of India.īhojpuri, Maithili and Magahi folk songs have always been the mainstay for the famed ‘Bihar Kokila’. Her Chhath Pooja songs are a must for the mammoth crowds that throng on the banks of river Ganges to celebrate the colourful devotional festival, invoking Chhathi Maiya with her bhakti-soaked melodious music CDs. ![]() The renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha is a household name in whole of Bihar and Mithilanchal.
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