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Visits to Faizabad, she came across Ustad Ata Mohammed Khan of Patiala who got Lessons under Ustad Ghulam Mohammed Khan for some time. Later she moved to Gaya with her mother where she started her music Young Bibbi found the raga unfamiliar and thus was unable to cope with it, as she was moreĪttracted to simple village songs and folk tunes and thus discontinued her Her initial taleem started with Ustad Imadad Khan of Patna who chose to begin her lessons with raga Kamod. Since childhood Bibbi (Begum Akhtar’s childhood name) was a restless and a stubborn child, who was extremely sensitive to music with a gifted talent for memorizing songs. Later, she learnt classical music from greatĮxponents of Hindustani Classical Music like Ustad Ata Mohammad Khan, UstadĪbdul Waheed Khan and finally she became the disciple Interest in music at a very young age and was sent to train under the great Sarangi

Her music evolved as an old wine which enriched over time with rich flavor and mesmerizing appeal.īorn on 7th October, 1914 in Faizabad town of Uttar Pradesh. Perhaps Begum Akhtar was the most vital link with lucknow’s colorful musical past, as her music bestowed old world charm of the glorious era of the Nawabs of lucknow, that represented rich music, high class urdu poetry, polished mannerisms, tasteful living and polite linguistics. “Deewana Banaana Hai to Deewana Bana De” was one of her intoxicating compositions which contained a captivating effervescence maddening her listeners with her mellowness and depth of appeal…this was non- other than Akhtaribai Faizabadi, popularly known as Begum Akhtar.