Allah Jilai is an unforgotten name who was a folk singer from Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. By the age of 10, she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. Perhaps her best-known piece is Kesaria Balam. In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field, one of the highest civilian awards. She has been also awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music. She has given the MAND dhun to this song. Allah Jilai Bai, a trailblazer of folk music was born on 1st February 1902 in Bikaner into a traditional musician family. She composed many songs of Rajasthan origin that have acquired massive popularity across India.
She was well versed in MAND, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra. In 1982, the Government of India conferred her with one of the highest civilian awards, Padma Shri in the Arts field. She has been also bestowed by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music. To commemorate this legendary singer, India post has also issued a 500 Paisa (5 Rupee) postage stamp in 2003. Some links to her immortal songs. For this video, we have received a lot of information from the articles of Pulkit Bhardwaj and Ujjwal Nagar. I heartfelt gratitude to both the scholars.
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