Bageshwari qamar biography for kids

Today, in a special edition of Master Musicians, we celebrate the five women pioneers of music in India !

[ Image: From left to right : Rajkumari Dubey, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, Sharan Rani Backliwal, Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar, Bageshwari Qamar]

The first woman playback singer of India

Rajkumari Dubey (1924–2000), better known by her first name, Rajkumari, was an Indian playback singer who worked in Hindi cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.

Best known for her songs, "Sun Bairi Baalam Sach Bol Re" in Bawre Nain (1950), "Ghabrekar Ke Jo Hum Sir Ko Takraayan" in Mahal (1949) and "Najariya Ki Maari" in Pakeezah (1972).

Born in Benaras (Varanasi), She joined the Hindi cinema at age 11, as a child actor in Radhe Shyam aur Zulmi Hans (1932), thereafter she worked in theatre for few years, before returning to films, joining Prakash Pictures as actor and singer.

She had much higher voi