Raj Begum: Difference between revisions

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'''Raj Begum''' (27 March 1927 – 26 October 2016) was a leading 20th-century [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmirlife.net/kashmir-singer-raj-begum-dies-at-89-121948|title=Kashmir Singer Raj Begum Dies At 89|publisher=Kashmir Life|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> She was also known as the Melody Queen of Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web | title=Meeting Raj Begum, The Melody Queen of Kashmir | website=Scoop News Jammu Kashmir | url=http://scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=61670 | access-date=2020-06-16}}</ref> She was honoured with [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and India's fourth highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/government/award/padmashri/padmashri.htm |title=government of india-award-padma shri|website=Webindia123.com|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> Begum was born in Srinagar in 1927 and died in 2016, aged 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlykashmir.in/kashmir-legendary-singer-raj-begum-dies-at-89|title=Kashmir legendary singer Raj Begum Dies At 89|website=Onlykashmir.in|date=27 March 1927|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> Begum, popularly know as 'melody queen' of [[Kashmir]] has been instrumental in popularizing folk music in Muslim majority region of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. She started singing at a time when womenfolk in Kashmir didn't dare to be part of any art forms.