Begum Akhtar

Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar (Mustri Bai) (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), was a well-known Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and later, Padma Bhushan, posthumously by Govt.of India.She was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals).