Veteran folk singer and Padma Bhushan recipient, Sharda Sinha, breathed her last on November 5. She was 72 and was admitted at AIIMS Delhi, for a long time as she was fighting multiple Myeloma, which is a form of bone cancer, since 2018. As fans of the 'Nightingale of Bihar' mourn her loss, her last Facebook post went viral, where she remembered her late husband, Brajikishore Sinha.
Sharda, on October 1, 2024, took to her Facebook handle, to remember how her husband, Brajikishore Sinha used to celebrate her birthday every year. It was on September 22, 2024, when she lost her husband and had her last meeting with him on September 17, 2024. Sharda's last words to her husband was, "Mai jaldi aaungi". A part of her long emotional note on FB read:
"When everyone at home used to be fast asleep on my birthday, Sinha Sahab would quietly wake up and buy me roses and breakfast and would wait until I woke up. As soon as I would wake up, he would offer me those roses and wish I would then find an excuse to eat junk, which was not appropriate for his health. would deny, but when I would look at him with seriousness, he would admit that he has eaten the junk food already."
Sharda, had also revealed that it was the evening of September 17, when before leaving she had told her husband that she would meet him. Little did she realize that it was her destined last meeting. She added:
"I still feel his presence. My kids, Vandana and Anshuman, still feel that their father is just out for some work and would return soon. This is a picture from our last meeting. The silence and his absence is killing me. In the picture, you can see him teary eyes with his granddaughter and I am assuring him, 'I will come to you soon.' 'I will come soon, that's what I said to you.'
Sharda was also known as the 'Begum Akhtar of Mithila' . Her voice echoed during the celebrations of Chhath Puja , and she restored folk music. The veteran singer turned 72 on November 1, 2024, which also marked the first day of Chhath Puja festival. Popularly known as 'Bihar Kokila' , Sharda had crooned in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Magahi languages. For years, apart from Padma awards, she has also received the Rashtriya Devi Ahiliya Samman , Bihar Kala Puraskar , Bihar Ratna , Bhojpuri Ratna , and Mithila Vibhuti Samman .
Sharda has left behind her children- Vandana and Anshuman. It has been a big blow to the Sinha family, as Sharda's kids had lost their father to a brain hemorrhage. With the loss of the veteran singer, times are tough for the already ailing family.
Team Bollywoodshaadis offers condolences to the grieving family of Sharda Sinha. Om Shanti .
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