The man they called 'the doyen of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana', the last of the purists', and more, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur appeared to be born only to sing which he did from the tender age of 10 to the last days of his life at the age of 82. Hailing from Mansur, a hamlet near Dharwad, he trained in two of the leading gharanas--Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli. Panditji's Gayaki was unique in that he successfully amalgamated the two gharanas and evolved a personal identity ...
