PATNA: Renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Tuesday, following complications arising from cancer. She was 72 years old and is survived by a son and a daughter.

Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as "Kartik Maas Ijoriya", "Suraj Bhaile Bihaan" and Bollywood hits "Taar Bijli" and "Babul",

Sinha, who pioneered and popularised the rich folk traditions of Bihar beyond its borders, was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Delhi for multiple myeloma, a for

Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, a Padma Bhushan recipient, passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday. She breathed her last at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, where she was undergoing treatment.