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Begum Akhtar : Photo Archive - Photograph 04

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Description	Akhtari rose to fame in an era during which the society was going through a rapid political as well as cultural transformation. It was being declared that All India Radio will not host artists whose private lives were public scandals. Akhtaribai Faizabadi’s life cannot be delinked from the patriarchy it was steeped in. Thus, her reasons to decide to get married vary from speculations about escaping a treacherous marriage with the Nawab of Rampur to the fact that she desired a certain position in the society which was not possible in her life as a courtesan. Whatever the reasons, her proposal to Ishtiaq Ahmed Abaasi, a London educated Barrister, has been considered a remarkable feat in social mobility. According to Begum Sayeeda Raza, producer at All India Radio, Lucknow, Akhtari planned the marriage with the charming Abbasi sahib who was a widower but a fashionable and well respected aristocrat. He attended many private mehfils where Akhtari sang. Unknowing of this, Sayeeda Raza became an aide in fixing the marriage as Akhtari determinately approached her and said “Please get me married to him!” Even though taken aback by the upfront approach of Akhtari, she broached the topic with Abbasi sahib. He did not give a clear response at the time but Akhtari found a strong ally in Sayeeda Raza who herself belonged to an aristocratic family of Lucknow. In 1945, Akhtari married Ishtiaq Abassi and became Begum Akhtar.
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Subject Keyword	Lucknow Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi Akhtari Bai Faizabadi Sayeeda Raza Khayal Indian Classical Music All India Radio Thumri Rampur London Begum Akhtar Ghazal
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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