Roshan Ara Begum

Roshan Ara Begum

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  • Name:
  • Roshan Ara Begum
  • Died:
  • December 6, 1982

Roshan Ara Begum Biography

Roshan Ara Begum was a Pakistani classical vocalist of Indian origin, born in Kolkata. She is the cousin of Abdul Karim Khan, the legendary singer and the founder of the Kirana gharana. In fact she was introduced to Kirana Gharana by her cousin. She started her career as a vocalist in the undivided India, and following partition, she moved to Pakistan where she continued with her singing career. She has also rendered her voice for film songs. Among Indian composers she worked with Anil Biswas in the 1940s. She died in Pakistan on 6 December 1982 at the age of 65. She was the first female vocalist to be awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Pakistan president.

 

Mallika-e-Mauseeqi Roshan Ara Begum was born in 1917 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency in British India. She visited Lahore for the first time in her teens, and started appearing in music concerts, held at the residences of affluent citizens at Mochi Gate, Lahore. Whenever she visited Lahore for such musical soirées, she also sang for All India Radio, at Lahore station. Her name was announced as Bombaywali Roshan Ara Begum. It’s because she had already shifted to Mumbai from Kolkata, to study music from her cousin Abdul Karim Khan. She lived with him at his residence in the late 1930s, and learnt music for 15 long years. By that time she got married to Chaudhry Mohammed Hussain and got settled in Mumbai.

 

She was identified for her rich, mature and mellifluous voice and her capability to deliver wide range of music pieces, from low note to high and reverse order. As a Hindustani singer she stayed at career peak during 1945 - 1982. Though she was residing at Mumbai during her early days in music, she shifted to Lahore in 1947 where she lived her life later. She is a recipient of the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award and the Pride of Performance Award given by government of Pakistan.

 

Published: September 19, 2018

Updated: September 19, 2018

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