Neha Singh Rathore

Neha Singh Rathore
Personal information
Born1997 (age 26–27)
EducationKanpur University (B.Sc.)
Occupation(s)Bhojpuri folk singer and composer
SpouseHimanshu Singh
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreFolk music
Subscribers1.24 million[1]
(23 February 2024)
Total views278,746,280[1]
(23 February 2024)

Neha Singh Rathore is an Indian folk singer and political satirist who sings and composes songs in the Bhojpuri language. She is known for songs with a focus on political and social issues. Her songs "Bihar Mein Ka Ba" (2020), "UP Mein Ka Ba?" (2022), "UP Mein Ka Ba? Session-2" (2023), and "MP Mein Ka Ba?" (2023) have been popular on social media. There are no evidence to state that she is trying hard to get Congress ticket for North East Delhi seat against Manoj Tiwari of BJP.

Early life and education

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Neha Singh Rathore was born in 1997[2] and raised in Jandaha.[3][4] Her father is an architect and her mother is a singer[5] and a homemaker, and Rathore is the youngest of three siblings.[3][6] Rathore completed a B.Sc. at Kanpur University[3][7] in 2018.[6]

Career

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In 2019, Rathore began her career as a composer and singer of Bhojpuri folk songs,[3] started recording song videos on a phone, and uploaded video to Facebook.[4] Rathore has said she considers the work of Bhojpuri poets Bhikhari Thakur and Mahendar Misir to be inspirations for her songs.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, after learning about the impact of the March 2020 lockdown on migrant workers, she began her YouTube channel in May 2020 so she could use social media and music to raise awareness.[6]

She has posted her work on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram,[5] and Twitter, and by October 2020, had about fifty popular videos, with recognition for satire about politics and political figures.[3] In her music videos, she wears a bindi and sari in the pallu style - according to Jyoti Yadav, writing for ThePrint, "The combination of this unthreatening visage and excoriating lyrics challenging the highest echelons of power soon had people paying attention."[6]

In 2021, Rathore received the YouTube Silver Creator Award after her channel reached 100,000 subscribers.[2] By November 2023, her YouTube channel had 1.2 million subscribers, and she was producing between two and four song videos per month.[8]

Bihar Mein Ka Ba

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Rathore's rap song "Bihar Mein Ka Ba" (what does Bihar have)[4] was popular on social media in 2020, during the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election,[9][7] as were other political songs she wrote and performed during the election season.[8] Rathore adapted the song "Bambai Mein Ka Ba" by Manoj Bajpayee into "Bihar Mein Ka Ba" to focus on Bihar workers.[6]

UP Mein Ka Ba?

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In January 2022, Rathore uploaded her song "UP Mein Ka Ba?" (what's there in UP?) to her YouTube channel.[10] The song was a response to a song released by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Kishan, which was titled "UP Mein Sab Ba" (UP has everything).[9][10] In her song, Rathore's criticism of governance included a variety of issues, including deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Lakhimpur Kheri violence, and the 2020 Hathras gang rape and murder case.[10][9][11]

UP Mein Ka Ba? Session-2

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In February 2023, Rathore released "UP Mein Ka Ba? Session-2", which questioned and criticized the Uttar Pradesh government about the death of two women during an eviction drive in Kanpur Dehat district.[12][13][2] Rathore was given a notice by Uttar Pradesh police about the song video and a request for her to reply to their questions about the song and video.[12][14][15][16] The Indian People's Theatre Association condemned the notice to Rathore as "intimidating and a threat to freedom of expression" and requested it be withdrawn.[17] Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also condemned the notice, and Rathore commented, "I stand by the song and I will keep on singing."[13][12]

MP Mein Ka Ba?

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On 7 July 2023, a FIR was filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party employee against Rathore after her social media post that included a caricature of a half-naked man being urinated upon by another man, with the caption, "MP mein ka ba?" (what is happening in MP?), which was understood as a reference to the Madhya Pradesh urination incident.[18][19][20][21] On 13 July, Rathore released the song "MP Mein Ka Ba?" (What does MP have?) which became popular on social media, and was shared by Congress party leaders during the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election season.[22][21]

Personal life

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In 2022, Rathore married Himanshu Singh.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Neha Singh Rathore". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Johny, Ritu Maria (22 February 2023). "Who is 'UP Mein Ka Ba' fame Neha Singh Rathore?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kumar, Raj (16 October 2020). "'Democracy gives us the right to ask questions': Neha Singh Rathore's Bhojpuri tunes are going viral". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Varanasi, Yashee (9 February 2022). "Is ladki mein ka ba: The million mutinies in Neha Singh Rathore's songs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Saini, Bhavya (17 January 2022). "Who Is Neha Singh Rathore? Bhojpuri Singer Takes A Dig At BJP's Ravi Kishan". SheThePeople. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Yadav, Jyoti (2 February 2022). "Neha Singh Rathore: How 'not-so-confident' poet began singing truth to power with Bhojpuri rap". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "'Not afraid of trolls, will continue to raise public issues via Bhojpuri songs'". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b Dore, Bhavya (16 November 2023). "How small-town comedians are taking the internet by storm". Frontline. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "UP Polls: The Song Battle Between YouTube Star Neha Rathore & BJP MP Ravi Kishan". The Quint. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Yadav, Jyoti (16 January 2022). "'What's there in UP?': Bhojpuri singer Neha Rathore gets into song war with BJP MP Ravi Kishan". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ bharat, enav (2022-01-17). "नेहा ने अब गाया- 'यूपी में का बा.. मंत्री के बेटवा बड़ी रंगदार बा.. किसानन के छाती पर रौंदत मोटर कार बा..'". Navbharat (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  12. ^ a b c "Folk singer Neha Singh Rathore takes potshots at Uttar Pradesh government". The Hindu. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b ""Will Keep Singing": Artiste To NDTV After UP Cops' Notice Over Viral Song". NDTV. February 22, 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  14. ^ Tak, Aaj (2023-02-22). "एक गाना और 7 सवाल 'यूपी में का बा' की सिंगर नेहा सिंह राठौर से पुलिस ने किन-किन बातों पर मांगा जवाब". Aajtak (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  15. ^ Ujala, Amar (2023-02-22). "Akhilesh Yadav: नेहा सिंह राठौर को नोटिस दिए जाने पर अखिलेश यादव का तंज, यूपी में झुठ्ठे केसों की बहार बा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  16. ^ Jagran, Dainik (2023-02-22). "Neha Singh Rathore यूपी में का बा गाने वाली नेहा सिंह राठौर को पुलिस ने द‍िया नोटिस". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  17. ^ "Theatre association asks UP police to withdraw notice to singer Neha Singh Rathore". The News Minute. IANS. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Bhojpuri Singer Neha Rathore Booked Over Social Media Post on MP Urination Incident". The Wire. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore booked over post on MP urination incident, BJP worker is complainant". The Indian Express. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore booked over post on urination incident". India Today. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  21. ^ a b "Crooning for campaigns: Meet the female voices behind poll songs". The New Indian Express. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  22. ^ Mohan J, Anand (20 July 2023). "Jingle warfare: Singers belt it out ahead of MP Assembly polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore ties the knot with Himanshu Singh". Asian News International. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Bhojpuri singer Neha Rathore marries Himanshu Singh in Lucknow. See first pics". India Today. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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