Ibrahim Sutar

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Ibrahim Sutar
Sutar in 2018
Born(1940-05-10)10 May 1940
Mahalingpur, British Raj
Died5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 81)
Mahalingpur, Karnataka, India
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationWeaver[1]
Websitewww.ibrahimsutar.com

Ibrahim Sutar (10 May 1940 – 5 February 2022) 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.

Sutar received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 2018 and the Karnataka government's Rajyotsava award in 1995. For his contributions, he was called Kannada Kabir or Karnataka's Kabir (ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬೀರ or ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಬೀರ).[2]

Early life

Ibrahim was born in

Mutt and also participated in the bhajans at a nearby temple.[1][3][4]

Career

Sutar started his career as a

Muslim scriptures, carrying themes of communal unity and harmony as well as ethics.[4]

In the year 1970 he set up the Bhavaikyate Bhajana Mela (transl. Harmony Folk Music Melā) team of artists and started performing devotional singing and spiritual discourses across Karnataka and neighboring states.[1][3] Along with the artists, he toured the country spreading messages of Hindu Muslim communal unity.[4]

As a

Islamic scriptures.[4] He was known to have been well read in both the Bhagavad Gita and the Quran.[5] In addition to touring across the breadth of Karnataka, he traveled across other states in the country including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Odisha.[6]

He also made television appearances that included the Zee Kannada show Drama Juniors.[7]

Awards and honors

  • Padma Shri for arts and music in 2018.[8]
  • Karnataka State
    Rajyotsava Award in the year 1995.[2]

Personal life

Sutar was married to Marembi with whom he had three children – two daughters and a son.

Karnataka state government announced a state funeral.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Two from Karnataka get Padma honour". Deccan Herald. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "For this Sufi saint, harmony begins at home". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Menasinakai, Sangamesh. "Padma Shri awardee Ibrahim Sutar dies of heart attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^
    ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Religious orator Ibrahim Sutar passes away". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Two from Karnataka get Padma honour". Deccan Herald. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ ಹಿಂದೂ-ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಭಾವೈಕ್ಯತೆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ಸುತಾರಾ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲೇಬೇಕು. kannada.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ ಬಂಧುತ್ವ ಸಾರಿದ ಸಂತ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ಸುತಾರ. Udayavani - ಉದಯವಾಣಿ. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Kannada's Kabir Ibrahim Sutar passes away at 82 after cardiac arrest". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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