Who is Sharda Sinha? All you need to know about the folk singer

Sharda Sinha is a popular folk singer and is admitted to the ICU of the AIIMS Hospital. Here's all you need to know about her.

Sharda Sinha is a popular folk singer who has also given her voice to superhit Bollywood songs. The Padma Bhushan awardee has been admitted to the ICU of the AIIMS Hospital after her health condition started deteriorating within weeks of her husband, Brajkishore Sinha's death due to a brain hemorrhage.

Who is Sharda Sinha?

Singer Sharda Sinha was rushed to the ICU after she could not eat or drink. Fans have been praying for her good health as per a report in the Navbharat Times. The singer always expressed gratitude towards her husband for supporting her. She had once revealed that her husband knew about her deep love for music and he managed to convince her mother-in-law to let her pursue her passion post their marriage in 1970.

Sharda Sinha lived with her in-laws in Begusarai and her mother-in-law disapproved of women singing outside the home in public. Did you know, she was allowed to sing devotional songs at home but was not allowed to sing in public. Post Sharda's marriage, the village head approached her father-in-law and requested that he allow her to perform devotional songs at the temple. Her father-in-law agreed, but her mother-in-law did not approve. Sharda who hails from Bihar has been singing superhit songs including Kahe Toh Se Sajna and Babul. She even sang for Anurag Kashyap's film Gangs Of Wasseypur (Part II). Sharda has been awarded the reputed Padma Shri award in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2018. This is a big story in entertainment news.

Sharda aka Bihar Kokila was in shock since her husband Brij Kishore Sinha’s demise. Her son Anshuman recently gave a health update on his YouTube channel and said that his mother has been put on a ventilator. He said, 'It’s true, my mother is on ventilator. Keep praying. My mother is fighting hard. It’s very, very difficult. Just pray that she comes out of it. This is a real update. I just met her. May Chhathi Maiya save her. At the moment, when the doctors met, they said that the case has suddenly deteriorated. Everyone is trying'. Sharda had also sung a song called Nirmohiya for the OTT series Maharani Season 2.