Reshma

Biography

Reshma famous Pakistani folk singer. Reshma was born around 1947 in the village of Loha, located in Ratangarh tehsil of Churu district near Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, into a nomadic Banjara (Gypsy) community that had converted to Islam. This tribal group, known for their wandering lifestyle across the Thar Desert region, formed the core of her immediate cultural heritage. Her father, Haji Mushtaq (also referred to as Haji Muhammad Mushtaq), was a camel and horse trader from the Malashi subtrib…