Standard people singer Sharda Sinha died on Wednesday on the age of 72 resulting from issues from most cancers. She was admitted to AIIMS Delhi and had been receiving therapy within the hospital’s oncology division since October 25. Sharda Sinha was recognized with a number of myeloma, a kind of most cancers that impacts the bone marrow, in 2017. She was on a ventilator and succumbed to refractory shock attributable to septicemia. Right here is all we all know in regards to the veteran singer:
1. Sharda Sinha was one of the outstanding musicians from Bihar, identified for her work in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Magahi music. She was fondly known as the “Kokila of Bihar” (the cuckoo of Bihar) and “Begum Akhtar of Mithila”.
2. Sharda Sinha was additionally identified for her songs within the movies — Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Gangs of Wasseypur.
3. Sharda Sinha was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991 and obtained the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour, on Republic Day in 2018. Moreover, she was recognised with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her excellent contributions to music.
4. Sharda Sinha misplaced her husband, Braj Kishore Sinha, on September 22 this yr. He died after struggling a mind haemorrhage following a fall. The couple celebrated their 54th anniversary earlier this yr.
5. Sharda Sinha is survived by her two kids and their households: daughter Vandana Sinha Bharadwaj and son Anshuman Sinha.
Many outstanding personalities, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid tribute to Sharda Sinha via social media posts. On X (previously Twitter), Narendra Modi shared a heartfelt word in Hindi, which interprets to – “I’m deeply saddened by the demise of famend people singer Sharda Sinha ji. Her Maithili and Bhojpuri people songs have been very fashionable for the final a number of many years. The echo of her melodious songs related to the nice pageant of religion, Chhath, will all the time stay. Her demise is an irreparable loss for the music world. My condolences are along with her household and followers on this hour of grief. Om Shanti!”
सुप्रसिद्ध लोक गायिका शारदा सिन्हा जी के निधन से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। उनके गाए मैथिली और भोजपुरी के लोकगीत पिछले कई दशकों से बेहद लोकप्रिय रहे हैं। आस्था के महापर्व छठ से जुड़े उनके सुमधुर गीतों की गूंज भी सदैव बनी रहेगी। उनका जाना संगीत जगत के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है। शोक की इस… pic.twitter.com/sOaLvUOnrW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2024
Actor and politician Ravi Kishan, identified for his function in Laapataa Girls, shared his heartfelt unhappiness on X, saying, “Maa Sharda Sinha ji, the goddess of voice, the id of our tradition, with out whose voice the Chhath pageant and weddings really feel incomplete, has at present been known as to her aspect by Chhathi Maiya. Could Chhathi Maiya grant her everlasting peace.”
स्वर की देवी हमारे संस्कृति के पहचान जिनके आवाज के बिना छठ पर्व शादी विवाह सब अधूरा होता है आज छठी मईया मां शारदा सिन्हा जी को अपने पास बुला लिए ।
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ॐ शांति शांति शांति🙏 #shardasinha pic.twitter.com/jCu3ZJ2poF— Ravi Kishan (@ravikishann) November 5, 2024
Sharda Sinha was born in October 1952 in Raghopur, Bihar.