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What citizenship did Iqbal Bano hold from Aug 1947 to 1952?
Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano ( ; born 1935 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in Lahore ) was a ghazal singer from Pakistan . She was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris , but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films . Iqbal Banos prominent work includes her singing of ghazals of the great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz . In 1974 , she became the recipient of the Pride of Performance award . Early life . Iqbal Bano was born in 1935 in Delhi , British India . From a young age , she developed a love for music . It was a crucial moment of her life when her friends father told Banos father , My daughters do sing reasonably well , but Iqbal Bano is especially blessed in singing . She will become a big name if you begin her training . Her father allowed her to study music . She spent her childhood years in Rohtak near Delhi . In Delhi , she studied under Ustad Sabri Khan and Ustad Chaand Khan of the Delhi gharana , an expert in all kinds of pure classical and light classical forms of vocal music . He instructed her in pure classical music and light classical music within the framework of classical forms of thumri and dadra . She was duly initiated Ganda-bandh shagird ( formally initiated disciple ; Ganda-bandh is a traditional knot-tying-ceremony which cements the relationship between guru and student ) of her Ustad ( teacher ) . Career . Ustad Chaand Khan referred her to All India Radio , Delhi , where she sang on the radio and recorded her first songs . In 1952 , aged 17 , she migrated to Pakistan and also married into a land-owning family in Multan , Pakistan . She moved to Multan with her husband who promised her that he would never try to stop her from singing , but would rather encourage and promote her . She had become a singing star by the 1950s , singing soundtrack songs for famous Pakistani Urdu films like Gumnaam ( 1954 ) , Qatil ( 1955 ) , Inteqaam ( 1955 ) , Sarfarosh ( 1956 ) , Ishq-e-Laila ( 1957 ) , and Nagin ( 1959 ) . Her husband died in 1980 , after which she moved to Lahore from Multan . It was observed by many music critics that her temperament was particularly suited to vocal genres like thumri , dadra and ghazal . According to BBC News website , Few singers of classical music matched the brilliance of her voice and her command over musical notes . Iqbal Bano was later invited by Radio Pakistan for classical performances on the radio . Her debut public concert took place in 1957 , at the Lahore Arts Council . She was considered a specialist in singing the ghazals of Faiz Ahmed Faiz , a Lenin Prize-winning poet . In 1985 , Bano became a cult icon when she roused a strong crowd of 50,000 people in Lahore by singing Faizs passionate Urdu anthem , Hum Dekhenge ( We Will See ) , despite the poets works being banned by General Zia ul-Haqs military regime on the grounds of his close ties with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto . In due course , she generated more and more public appeal and became a specialist in singing the kalam of Faiz Ahmad Faiz and had the moral courage to violate the government ban on singing Faizs poems . Her inciting ghazals were seen as an act of defiance and resistance . She was considered a great singer of the ghazals of Nasir Kazmi . She also sang Persian poetry , which became popular in Iran and Afghanistan . In pre-1979 Afghanistan , she was often invited to the annual cultural fair , the Jashn-e-Kabul . In light classical , her presentation of Thumris in Raag Khamaj ( Kaahe Sataye Mohey ) , Raag Tilak Kamod ( Sautan Ghar Na Ja ) , Raag Des ( Nahin Pare Mohe Chain ) , Raag Pilu ( Gori Tore Naina Kajar Bin Kaare ) and other such renderings which have become ever-green classics . Music lovers noted some similarities between Iqbal Bano and Begum Akhtar , especially some marked resemblances in their styles of singing . Banos recitals stuck to a classical style that lays more stress on the raag purity . Awards . - Pride of Performance Award ( 1974 ) by the President of Pakistan . Death . After a short illness , at the age of 74 , Iqbal Bano died in Lahore , Pakistan on 21 April 2009 . Tribute . On 28 December 2019 , Google celebrated her 81st birthday ( as born in 1938 ) with a Google Doodle . However , some other sources indicate her birth date as 27 August . External links . - BBC report of Iqbal Banos death - Obituary in The Independent ( UK ) by Ken Hunt