Birthday Today, December 31: Stalwart of Classical Singing Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur
Mallikarjun Mansur Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur, a famous Hindustani Classical Singer was born on 31st December, 1910 in Mansur (Present day Dharwad District, Karnataka). Identifying his interest his father Bheemaraayappa got him engaged with Yakshagana, a Kannada theatre group. Mallikarjun started singing during drama performances there. His one such performance attracted Appaya Swamy, who started … Read more