The melody queen and the Padma Shri awardee Raj Begum took her last breath today. The legendary Kashmiri singer passed away after the prolonged illness at her daughter’s residence in Chanapora area of the city. The veteran singer ruled the generations of Kashmiri music lovers with her melodious voice. Raj Begum was born in 1927 in Magarmal Bagh in Srinagar. The 89-year old singer had been singing since her childhood and she started her career by singing at weddings. Raj Begum became Kashmir’s greatest singers of all time and she came into limelight after 1947 when the Radio Kashmir was started. She became popular by Radio Kashmir as they broadcasted her soulful compositions very often.
She had two sons and one daughter. Raj Begum was awarded Padma Shri in 2002 and then with Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2013. India has surely lost one of the melodious singers who wowed everyone with her stellar voice.
Twitterati has been giving condolences and paying respect to the late legendary singer Raj Begum. With her demise, this is an end of an era in music. Rest in Peace Raj Begum.
Here are few tweets where the Twitterati expressed their sorrow about the loss of this great soul:
Saddened by the passing of Kashmir's legendary singer, the melody queen, RAJ BEGUM. May Allah grant her a place in Jannat-Ul-Firdous. Ameen. pic.twitter.com/3zLwD9aFna
— Sarah Hayat Shah (@SaraHayatShah) October 26, 2016
Kashmir's melody queen Raj Begum dies. End of an era. Rest in peace pic.twitter.com/ND98b4cpoQ
— Shuja ul haq (@ShujaUH) October 26, 2016
The voice I grew up with. RIP #RajBegum #Kashmir
Raj Begum & Naseema Akhter ( Courtsey Shabir Mujahid ) https://t.co/slyCjRUn8i— Aliya Nazki (@AliyaNazki) October 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/791194433681235968
#Kashmir 's famed melody queen and legendary singer Raj Begum passes away. She was recognized with the Padma Shri award in 2002 #RIPRajBegum pic.twitter.com/5giLR4sG4X
— Tawqeer Hussain (@tawqeerhussain) October 26, 2016
