Held on July 29, 1951, at the Lyceum Ballroom, the pageant was initially conceived as a one-time event tied to the Festival ...
Famed as the 'Begum Akhtar of Mithila', renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha passed away at 72 after battling multiple myeloma. Her soulful voice, synonymous with Chhath Puja and the cultural fabric of ...