While she did not perform publicly or gain the fame attached to her husband, she played the crucial role of anchor and partner, creating a home and supporting the family during Shajarian’s formative years. Her influence would have been felt in the upbringing of her children, including imparting values of discipline, education, and perhaps love for culture. Although she was not always in the spotlight, her role in Shajarian’s life and the lives of their children was deeply meaningful.
After the split in the early 1990s, less is publicly known about Farkhondeh’s later personal life. The public information focuses more on her role as mother and former spouse of Shajarian, but not much about her own projects or later public activities. Her legacy, though subtle, lives on through her children — especially Homayoun — and through her connection to a period of cultural history during which Shajarian rose to both national and international prominence. Her role in that formative era is part of the backstory to many of the cultural, musical, and familial narratives in modern.
