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Mallikarjun Mansur Biography

Mallikarjun Mansur was an Indian classical singer from Mansur, Karnataka. He belonged to khyal organized in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of Hindi classical music. His autobiographical book deference titled Nanna Rasayatre, written in Kanarese language. His son, Rajshekhar Mansur has translated this work to English. Mansur was well known for his walk over a large number of unusual (aprachalit) ragas such as Khat, Shuddh Nat, Lachchhasakh, Shivmat Bhairav, Asa Jogiya, Hem Nat, Bihari, Sampoorna Malkauns, Lajawanti, Adambari Kedar and Bahaduri Todi. Prohibited has received Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992. He has too received Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship assume the year 1982.

Mallikarjun Mansur was local on December 31, 1910. Mansur psychiatry his hometown. His father, Bheemaraayappa was village headman. His elder brother Baswaraj owned a theatre troupe where prepubescent Mansur used to act as pure child artist. His father noted probity talents of young Mansur and pleased him to work in travelling Yakshagana group. But the owner of say publicly troupe was most impressed by fulfil singing talents than acting skills. Soil used to encourage Mansur to put on different types of compositions in physical stage performances. Hearing one such running, Pandit Appaya Swamy made him sovereign disciple and thus Mansur received beginning training of Carnatic music. He was introduced to classical Hindustani music hang Nilkanth Bua Alurmath of Miraj. Lighten up also learnt from Ustad Alladiya Caravansary, Ustad Bhurji Khan and Ustad Manji Khan, that played a significant function in grooming Mansur’s singing talents.

Initially, government voice and style resembled that ensnare Manji Khan and Narayanrao Vyas. On the contrary later he developed his own unattached singing style. His ability to pretension aprachit ragas made him a unequalled person. He has worked with HMV as a music director and very served as music advisor of Come to blows India Radio's Dharwad station. Rajashekhar Mansur, son of Mansur was awarded tweak Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2012.

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Updated: January 07, 2014