Malika Pukhraj
Malika Pukhraj | |
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Malika Pukhraj in the 1920s, Jammu. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1912 Hamirpur Sidhar, Jammu, British India (present-day Jammu and Kashmir, India) |
| Origin | Jammu |
| Died | 4 February 2004 (aged 91–92) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Genres | Folk music and Ghazal |
| Occupation(s) | Ghazal and folk singer |
| Years active | 1921 – 2004 |
| Labels | Radio Pakistan All-India Radio |
Malika Pukhraj (Punjabi, Urdu: ملكہ پکھراج) (1912 – 2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan. She was generally known as "Malika", meaning "The Queen", publicly. She was extremely popular for her rendition of Hafeez Jalandhri's nazm song, Abhi tau main jawan hoon ("I am still young"), which is enjoyed by millions not only in Pakistan, but also in India. Others among her popular numbers in Urdu language were Lo phir basant aaii, Quli Qutub's Piya baaj piyala piya jaey na, and Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Mere qatil mere dildar mere paas raho.