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Begum Akhtar : Photo Archive - Photograph 09
| Content Provider | IGNCA - Begum Akhtar Portal |
|---|---|
| Owner | Saleem Kidwai |
| Description | Shanti Hiranand remembers how Begum Akhtar got along famously with her contemporaries. She shared close friendships with a few, and was eager to learn from them. As her comtemporary Mallika Pukhraj remembers, she was generous in sharing her musical knowledge with her contemporaries and never had any animosty borne out of competitiveness. Pandit Kumar Gandharva is known to have made it a point to visit Begum Akhtar whenever he was in Lucknow. She is known to have fussed over him, even cooking food for him herself. He considered her to be akin to an elder sister. She in turn respected him greatly as an artist. Hiranand remembers accompanying Begum Akhtar to Kumarji’s home in Dewas where they enjoyed a similar hospitality and sang together. Hiranand often quotes that Begum Akhtar was an artist that sang from her ‘heart’ and not from her ‘head’. And that she recognised other artists that did the same and respected that quality to a great extent – Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali being one of them. They shared a special relationship and when they visited each others’ homes, they would sit for hours over tea exchanging innumerable stories. Begum Akhtar was also deeply attached to Anjanibai Malpekar even though, funnily enough, their conversations ensued in Marathi & Urdu simultaneously. Anjanibai is known to have taught Begum Akhtar the famous thumri “Main toh tore damanwa lagi maharaj…” |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Khayal Indian Classical Music Thumri Urdu Mallika Pukhraj Marathi Anjanibai Malpekar Begum Akhtar Ghazal Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Pandit Kumar Gandharva Vidushi Shanti Hiranand Kumarji |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
