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TopicWomen singers

Topic: Women singers

Singer Mubarak Begum went from poverty to Bollywood & Lollywood. Then her ‘wings were cut’

‘Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein’ singer Mubarak Begum, who died on 18 July 2016, worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood in the 1950s & 60s. But her career took a nosedive.

Remember Sunidhi Chauhan? Playback singer is India’s new pop icon—dress, dance, and disco

Sunidhi Chauhan's transformation goes beyond her makeover. She has become one of the rare Indian performers who is converting herself into an international pop star.

Delhi cafes are bringing women singers for live gigs. But rowdy guests are a big problem

Popular cafes such as The Piano Man Jazz Club, Cafe 27, and Teo are opening their doors to women singers, and they enjoy adequate security. But not everyone is so lucky.

On Camera

Feudals prevent SC/ST, minorities, women from voting: Rajiv Gandhi on electoral reforms

On 15 December 1988, PM Rajiv Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha while introducing comprehensive electoral reforms, including lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and introducing measures to protect secular values in elections.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.