20th death anniversary of singer Malika Pukhraj being observed today
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She also had great attachment with Urdu and Persian poetry
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The 20th death anniversary of famous Pakistani singer Malika Pukhraj is being observed today (Sunday).
Malika Pukhraj's real name was Hamida. She was born in 1910 at Hamirpur Sidhar near Akhnoor Jammu. Her family moved to Pakistan after the partition.
Malika Pukhraj had complete mastery over raags. She also had great attachment with Urdu and Persian poetry.
She sang Hafeez Jalandhri's famous song 'Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon' in a unique manner that became her identity.
Her husband Syed Shabir Hussain Shah was a highly educated government officer and author of the famous Urdu novel 'Jhok Sial'.
Pakistan's famous singer Tahira Syed is their daughter.
The Government of Pakistan awarded Malika Pukhraj with the Presidential pride of performance award.
Her biography was published as 'Song Sung True' which was translated from Urdu to English by Salim Qadwai.
She passed away on 4th February 2004 and buried in Shah Jamal graveyard in Lahore.
