Mallikarjun Mansur Musical artist

Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur (Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಮನಸೂರ) (December 31, 1910 –1992) was an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of Hindustani classical music.He received all three national Padma Awards, the Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour given Government of India in 1992. In 1982, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Mallikarjun Manasoor
Birth dateDecember 31, 1910
Date of deathSeptember 12, 1992
Hometown
Karnataka
Dharwad

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Musical artist

Career started1928
Career ended1992
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Hindustani classical music

Mallikarjun Mansur on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.omenad.net/articles/mansur_view.htm