Sharda Sinha who is one of the most popular folk singers and a
Padma Bhushan Awardee
, is called ‘
Bihar Kokila
‘ due to her enchanting voice, breathed her last on Tuesday night. Her fans are mourning her demise as her last rites will take place in Patna. She passed away at AIIMS hospital in Delhi at the age of 72 and her mortal remains will be brought to Patna today. Meanwhile, amidst her demise, Sinha’s facebook post which is from a week after her husband
Brajkishore Sinha
‘s death, has now gone viral.
Brajkishore Sinhapassed away on September 22 but she had a last meeting with him on Septemner 18. This facebook post has left everyone shocked as she told him after his demise, ‘main jald hi aaungi (I will come to you soon).’ Sharda’s health started deteriortating soon after her husband passed away. In a long emotional note on Facebook, Sharda had said, “When everyone at home used to be fast asleep on my birthday, Sinha Sahab would quietly wake up and buy me roses and breakfast and would wait until I woke up. As soon as I would wake up, he would offer me those roses and wish me birthday.”
She further added, “He would then find an excuse to eat junk, which was not appropriate for his health. I would often ask my children to not serve him the breakfast he has got, knowing he must have already eaten it outside. At first, he would deny, but when I would look at him with seriousness, he would admit that he has eaten the junk food already. This was every year’s ritual.”
Recalling her last meeting with him, she revealed, “I met him for the last time on the evening of September 17. Before leaving, I told him, ‘I will return in three days, please take care of yourself’. He said, ‘I will be absolutely fine. You stay healthy, and do return soon. He was looking at me the whole time. Who knew this was our last meeting.”
She added, “I still feel his presence. My kids, Vandana and Anshuman, still feel that their father is just out for some work and would return soon. This is a picture from our last meeting. The silence and his absence is killing me. In the picture, you can see him teary eyes with his granddaughter and I am assuring him, ‘I will come to you soon.’ ‘Mai jald hi aaungi, maine bas yehi kaha tha unse.’”
Almost five weeks later after his death, Sharda also breathed her last. Her last rites will take place at the same place where her husband’s last rites took place.
