Chhath Puja wouldn’t be complete without the soulful Chhath Geet, which adds a significant melody and devotion to the occasion. These folk songs are sung to honour Surya Dev (the Sun God) and Chhathi ...

A heartbreaking video of singer Sharda Sinha singing a Chhath Puja song from her hospital bed has gone viral on social media. The renowned folk singer, known as the “Voice of Bihar,” passed away on ...

On the first day of the Chhath Mahaparv, Sharda Sinha, the voice synonymous with the four-day festivities in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and among the natives of these States spread across the ...

Her songs echoed with the sounds of generations of folk singers who came before her, her voice earthy and imbued with the memory of home. Sharda Sinha, also called 'Begum Akhtar of Mithila', was the ...