Anshuman Sinha calls for the Padma Vibhushan award for his late mother, legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha, highlighting her significant contributions to music, especially during the Chhath festival,

“Sharda Sinha expired at 9.20 pm due to refractory shock as a result ... She is survived by a son and a daughter. Sinha, a Padma Bhushan recipient synonymous with folk songs in Bhojpuri, Maithili, and Maghahi languages, had been on ventilator support ...

Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as "Kartik Maas Ijoriya", "Suraj Bhaile Bihaan" and Bollywood hits "Taar Bijli" and "Babul",

Sharda Sinha is one of the best-known Bihari folk singers. A Padma Bhushan awardee, Sharda is currently battling blood cancer and is admitted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. She is popularly known as Bihar Kokila,

Renowned for her Chhath songs, Padma Bhushan awardee Sharda Sinha passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS, Delhi. Her condition had deteriorated on Monday evening, and she was placed on a ventilator.

Renowned Bihari singer Sharda Sinha, affectionately known as the 'Bihar Kokila,' has sadly passed away at the age of 72. She had been in critical condition and on ventilator support for several days following her hospitalization shortly after the death of her husband,

सुप्रसिद्ध लोक गायिका शारदा सिन्हा जी के निधन से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। उनके गाए मैथिली और भोजपुरी के लोकगीत पिछले कई दशकों से बेहद लोकप्रिय रहे हैं। आस्था के महापर्व छठ से जुड़े उनके सुमधुर गीतों की गूंज भी सदैव बनी रहेगी। उनका जाना संगीत जगत के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है। शोक की इस… pic.twitter.com/sOaLvUOnrW

Padma Bhushan awardee Sharda Sinha, known as Bihar Kokila, whose Chhath Puja songs are played as a ritual, was battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

She has been celebrated with several honors, including the Padma Bhushan in 2018, recognizing her immense contributions to Indian folk music

Renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha died on Tuesday evening after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 72. The Padma Bhushan awardee was admitted to AIIMS Hospital in Delhi for treatment at the oncology department on October 25.

PATNA: Renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Tuesday, following complications arising from cancer. She was 72 years old and is survived by a son and a daughter.