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Indian singer (1910-1992)

Musical artist

Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur, (31 December 1910 – 12 September 1992) was a Hindustani classical singer from Karnataka.

He sang in the khyal genre and belonged to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.^[1][2]

Early life and background

Mallikarjun was born on 31 December 1910, at Mansur, a village five kilometres west of Dharwad, Karnataka.^[1][3][4] According to his biography, he was born on an Amavasya day.

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His father, Bheemaraayappa, was the village headman,^[3] a farmer by occupation and an ardent lover and patron of music. He had four brothers and three sisters. His elder brother Basavaraj owned a theatre troupe, and thus at age nine Mallikarjun did a small role in a play.^[1]

Spotting the talent in his son, Mallikarjun's father engaged him to a travelling Yakshagana (Kannada theatre) troupe.

The owner of this troupe took a liking to the