Ibrahim Sutar was an Indian social worker and poet known for folk-music performances across Karnataka and neighboring states which spread the message of Hindu–Muslim communal unity.
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10 Facts About Ibrahim Sutar
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Ibrahim Sutar was born in Mahalingpur on 10 May 1940 to Nabisaheb and Aminabi, in a family with limited financial means.
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Ibrahim Sutar dropped out of school at third grade to work as an assistant to a weaver.
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Ibrahim Sutar started his career as a Harikatha singer, going around towns and villages in Karnataka and neighboring states.
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Ibrahim Sutar would deliver spiritual discourses, perform stage shows, and sing devotional songs.
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Ibrahim Sutar was a public speaker who visited various schools and colleges in the state as well as various Lingayat Mathas speaking on vachana and dasa literature.
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Ibrahim Sutar was known to have been well read in both the Bhagavad Gita and the Quran.
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Ibrahim Sutar made television appearances that included the Zee Kannada show Drama Juniors.
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Ibrahim Sutar was married to Marembi with whom he had three children – two daughters and a son.
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Ibrahim Sutar died from a heart attack in Mahalingpur, in the Bagalkote district of Karnataka, on 5 February 2022, at the age of 81.
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