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{{Short description|Indian folk singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Batool Begum
| image = Batool Begam in the video 'Argus News Exclusive Interview with Naari Shakti Awardee, Batool Begum'.png
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| caption = In a 2022 interview
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| other_names = Batool Begam
| occupation = Folk singer
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| known_for = [[Mand (singing style)|Mand]] and [[bhajan]] singing
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| awards = [[Nari Shakti Puruskar]] (2021)<br> [[Padma Shri]] (2025)
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'''Batool Begum''' is a [[folk music]] singer from [[Jaipur]] in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. She sings [[Mand (singing style)|mand]] and [[bhajan]] songs and has become internationally famous.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news |title=कौन हैं Batool Begum जिन्हें अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस पर राष्ट्रपति कोविंद ने किया सम्मानित |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/india/report-who-batool-begum-nari-shakti-puraskar-2022-winner-president-kovind-shared-picture-4014607 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=DNA India |date=8 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> She plays instruments such as the [[dhol]], [[dholak]] and [[tabla]].<ref name="Tatsat">{{cite news |last1=Kainthola |first1=Deepanshu |title=President Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for the Years 2020, 2021 |url=https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tatsat Chronicle Magazine |date=8 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001953/https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Biography==
Begum Batul was born in Kerap village in [[Didwana-Kuchaman district|Didwana district]] of [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-01-25 |title=डीडवाना की मांड गायिका बतूल बेगम को पद्मश्री, मंदिर में भजन गाने से की शुरूआत |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/padma-shri-to-folk-music-singer-batool-begum-she-was-also-given-nari-shakti-puraskar-rajasthan-news-rjs25012505989 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi |archive-date=25 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125172147/https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/padma-shri-to-folk-music-singer-batool-begum-she-was-also-given-nari-shakti-puraskar-rajasthan-news-rjs25012505989 |url-status=live }}</ref> She dropped out of school in the fifth grade.<ref name=":0" /> She belongs to the [[Mirasi]] community of Rajasthan.<ref name=":2" /> Her interest in singing [[Mand (singing style)|mand]] is a family tradition. But [[Bhajan]]s are not like that. At the age of eight, she used to go in front of Thakur Ji's temple in Kerap village of Nagaur every day with her friends, which is how she developed a passion for singing Bhajans.<ref name=":0" /> Later, she started singing Bhajans herself.<ref name=":0" />

===Personal life===
Begum got married at the age of 16.<ref name=":0" /> She and her husband, Feroz Khan, who was a conductor on the roadways, have three sons.<ref name=":0" /> She currently lives with her family in [[Vidhyadhar Nagar Assembly constituency|Vidyadhar Nagar]], [[Jaipur]].<ref name=":2" />

==Career==
Begum, a singer of Maand and Bhajan style folk songs, also plays Indian musical instruments like the [[tabla]], [[dholak]], and [[dhol]].<ref name=":1" /> Born into the [[Muslims|Muslim]] faith and starting singing [[Hindus|Hindu]] bhajans, Begum conveys a message of communal unity through her songs, she gives a message of communal harmony through her songs.<ref name=":2" />

Apart from various stages in India Begum Batul has performed in 56 countries outside India, including France, Germany, Tunisia, Italy, Switzerland, the US, and the UK.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=बचपन में मंदिर में गाया, अब यूरोप की शान:मांड-फाग गायिका बेगम बतूल के बिना यूरोप का सबसे बड़ा होली फेस्टिवल अधूरा, नारी शक्ति अवॉर्ड मिला |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/nagaur/news/begum-betul-used-to-sing-songs-in-thakur-ji-temple-gives-performance-in-biggest-holi-festival-129486724.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> She is member of the Bollywood Klezmer, an international fusion folk music band consisting of artists from different religions performing fusion music from different cultures.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-26 |title=Three from Raj get Padma Shri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/three-from-raj-get-padma-shri/articleshow/117562044.cms |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=कौन हैं राजस्थान की बतूल बेगम, जिन्हें मिला पद्मश्री अवार्ड; मुस्लिम होकर गाती हैं भगवान के भजन |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/rajasthan/who-is-rajasthans-batool-begum-who-received-the-padma-shri-award-sings-bhajans-of-god-201737816637083.html}}</ref>

She performed at the Olympics in France, with other folk artists of her group Basant.<ref name=":2" /> Begum is the only woman from Rajasthan to have performed at the [[Town hall of Paris 2nd arrondissement|Town Hall in Paris]].<ref name=":2" />

==Awards and honors==
Batool Begam was awarded the 2021 [[Nari Shakti Puruskar]] on [[International Women's Day]] in 2022.<ref name="Adda">{{cite news |last1=Arora |first1=Sumit |title=President Kovind Presents 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for 2020 and 2021 |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nari-shakti-puraskar/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Adda247 |date=9 March 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> In 2025 January, she received the [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2025: Centre announces seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri winners |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/padma-awards-2025-centre-announces-seven-padma-vibhushan-19-padma-bhushan-and-113-padma-shri-winners-3372844 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Begum has also been honoured by the governments of France and Tunisia.<ref name=":0" /> On International Women's Day 2021, she received the GOPIO Achievers Award - 2021 and the Certificate of Excellence Award.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Musicians from Jaipur]]
[[Category:Dhol players]]
[[Category:Tabla players]]
[[Category:Bhajan singers]]
[[Category:Indian folk singers]]
[[Category:Nari Shakti Puraskar winners]]
[[Category:Women from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

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