New Delhi: Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who was admitted to AIIMS due to complications related to cancer, passed away at the age of 72, just a month after celebrating her birthday. Now, her Facebook post from her birthday, remembering her late husband has caught her fans’ attention. In the post, the veteran folk singer and Padma Bhushan awardee recalled how her husband would celebrate her birthday every year. She lost him on September 22 with her last meeting with him on September 17. Her last words to him were: “Mai jald hi aaungi (I will join you soon).” A month later, Sharda Sinha breathed her last on November 5. The couple had recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary together.
In a long post on September 30, a week after her husband’s death, Sharda Sinha shared, “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.”
“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”, recalled Sharda Sinha.