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Padma Sachdev was born on 17 April, 1940 in Purmandal Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj, is a poet. Discover Padma Sachdev's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Poet, writer |
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81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
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17 April, 1940 |
| Birthday |
17 April |
| Birthplace |
Purmandal Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj |
| Date of death |
August 04, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Mumbai |
| Nationality |
India |
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Padma Sachdev Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Padma Sachdev's Husband?
Her husband is Vedpal Deep and later Surinder Singh (1966-2021)
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Vedpal Deep and later Surinder Singh (1966-2021) |
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Padma Sachdev Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Padma Sachdev worth at the age of 81 years old? Padma Sachdev’s income source is mostly from being a successful poet. She is from India. We have estimated
Padma Sachdev's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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She wrote the lyrics of the song 'Mera chhota sa ghar baar' from the 1973 Hindi film by Ved Rahi "Prem Parbat" which had music by Jaidev. Thereafter, she wrote the lyrics of two songs of the 1978 Hindi film "Aankhin Dekhi", which had music by J.P. Kaushik including the famous duet "Sona re, tujhe kaise miloo" sung by Mohd Rafi and Sulakshana Pandit. She also wrote the lyrics along with Yogesh for the 1979 Hindi film "Saahas", which had music by Ameen Sangeet.
Sachdev won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her anthology Meri Kavita Mere Geet (transl. my poem my song) in 1969. Writing in the preface of the work, Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar noted "After reading Padma's poems I felt I should throw my pen away – for what Padma writes is true poetry." Her autobiography Boond Bawadi is considered a classic. Her book In Bin (transl. without them) addressed the under appreciated role played by domestic helps in Indian households.
Sachdev worked in All India Radio, Jammu as an announcer since 1961. Here she met Surinder Singh, Hindustani vocalist of the Singh Bandhu musical duo, who was a duty officer at the time. In the following years, she also worked with All India Radio, Mumbai.
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including Meri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She also received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2001, and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh, Saraswati Samman for the year 2015, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019.
Sachdev was born in a Khatri Family in Purmandal, Jammu on 17 April 1940. She was the eldest of three children of a Sanskrit scholar, professor Jai Dev Badu, who was later killed during the partition of India in 1947. She first married Vedpal Deep and later married singer Surinder Singh of the musical duo "Singh Bandhu" in 1966. She and Surinder Singh first lived in New Delhi, but later shifted to Mumbai. She died on 4 August 2021 in Mumbai at the age of 81, leaving behind husband Surinder Singh and their daughter Meeta Sachdev.
