Editing Begum Akhtar (section)

==Death==
During her last concert in [[Balaramapuram]] near [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in 1974, she raised the pitch of her voice as she felt that her singing had not been as good as she had wanted it to be and felt unwell. The stress she put herself under resulted in her falling ill and she was rushed to the hospital.<ref name=nrcw/>

She died on 30 October 1974 in the arms of Nilam Gamadia, her friend, who invited her to [[Ahmedabad]], which became her final performance.<ref name=Google/><ref name=nrcw/>

Her tomb was a mango orchard within her home, 'Pasand Bagh' in [[Thakurganj]] area, of [[Lucknow]]. She was buried alongside her mother, Mushtari Sahiba. However, over the years, much of the garden has been lost to the growing city, and the tomb has fallen into disrepair. The marble graves enclosed in a red brick enclosure, were restored in 2012, along with their [[pietra dura]] style marble inlay.<ref>{{cite web |title=After 38 yrs, Begum Akhtar's grave gets due attention |work=Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/after-38-yrs-begum-akhtar-s--grave-gets-due-attention/1028054/ |author=Hamza Khan |pages=1–2 |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> Attempts are on to convert her home built in 1936 in China bazaar, Lucknow into a museum.<ref name=toi>{{cite web |title=In memory of Begum Akhtar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/In-memory-of-Begum-Akhtar/articleshow/7297205.cms |author=Bhavita Bhatia |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=1 October 2020 |publisher=The Times of India (newspaper)}}</ref>

Her disciples include [[Shanti Hiranand]], who later received Padma Shri and wrote a biography ''Begum Akhtar: The Story of My Ammi'' (2005).<ref name=toi/> Art critic S. Kalidas directed a documentary on her titled ''Hai Akhtari''.