Mansur was born to singer Mallikarjun Mansur, one of the leading singers of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[1] At the age of 18 he won the gold medal in the Sangeet Visharad exam and went on to take first prize in the AIR Youth Music Competition.
He completed his M.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Wales on a British Council Scholarship.
Career
Rajshekhar Mansur started accompanying his father in concerts at age 20, however his father insisted upon him to have a regular job instead of being a full-time musician.[2] Mansur taught literature and linguistics for nearly 35 years and retired as a Professor and Chairman of the English Department, Karnataka University, Dharwad. He also taught English at P.G.Centre Gulbarga. At the same time, he continued to sing, giving vocal support to his father and performing independently at various prestigious music festivals and for the All India Radio.[3]
He had performed in many prestigious music festivals throughout the country. The Karnataka Government had recognised his contributions to music by awarding him the Rajyotsava Award (1997). He was nominated as the chairman of Karnataka Sangeet Nrutya Akademi (2005–2008). He is also the recipient of Karnataka Kalashri Gaurav Award (2009). His music has been preserved in the archives of Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya in Bhopal. On 7 September 2009, he released his music album, In The Footsteps and Beyond to coinciding with his 60th birthday.[2]
In 2012, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest award for performing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[4][5] In 2016, he was conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Sanna Bharamanna Smarak Rashtriya Puraskar by the Tansen Academy of Music, Chennai [6]
References
^Amarendra Dhaneshwar (26 November 2010). "Rajshekhar Mansur: Rajshekhar, now well past 60, has never been a full-time musician". Time Out, Mumbai. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ abThe Hindu. 4 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 December 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Making music, Mansur style". The Hindu. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^"Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Govt of India. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
rajshekhar, mansur, born, december, 1942, death, 2022, indian, classical, vocalist, jaipur, atrauli, gharana, disciple, vocalist, mallikarjun, mansur, background, informationbirth, nameborn, 1942, december, 1942, origindharwad, indiadied01, 2022genresindian, c. Rajshekhar Mansur born 16 December 1942 death 1 May 2022 was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur Atrauli gharana He was the son and disciple of vocalist Mallikarjun Mansur Rajshekhar MansurBackground informationBirth nameRajshekhar MansurBorn 1942 12 16 16 December 1942 age 80 OriginDharwad IndiaDied01 May 2022GenresIndian classical musicOccupation s VocalistInstrument s VocalYears active1975 2022Websitehttp rajshekharmansur com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education EditMansur was born to singer Mallikarjun Mansur one of the leading singers of the Jaipur Atrauli gharana 1 At the age of 18 he won the gold medal in the Sangeet Visharad exam and went on to take first prize in the AIR Youth Music Competition He completed his M A in English Literature and an M A in linguistics from the University of Wales on a British Council Scholarship Career EditRajshekhar Mansur started accompanying his father in concerts at age 20 however his father insisted upon him to have a regular job instead of being a full time musician 2 Mansur taught literature and linguistics for nearly 35 years and retired as a Professor and Chairman of the English Department Karnataka University Dharwad He also taught English at P G Centre Gulbarga At the same time he continued to sing giving vocal support to his father and performing independently at various prestigious music festivals and for the All India Radio 3 He had performed in many prestigious music festivals throughout the country The Karnataka Government had recognised his contributions to music by awarding him the Rajyotsava Award 1997 He was nominated as the chairman of Karnataka Sangeet Nrutya Akademi 2005 2008 He is also the recipient of Karnataka Kalashri Gaurav Award 2009 His music has been preserved in the archives of Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya in Bhopal On 7 September 2009 he released his music album In The Footsteps and Beyond to coinciding with his 60th birthday 2 In 2012 he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award the highest award for performing artists conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi India s National Academy for Music Dance and Drama 4 5 In 2016 he was conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Sanna Bharamanna Smarak Rashtriya Puraskar by the Tansen Academy of Music Chennai 6 References Edit Amarendra Dhaneshwar 26 November 2010 Rajshekhar Mansur Rajshekhar now well past 60 has never been a full time musician Time Out Mumbai Retrieved 28 May 2013 a b Aching for Gouri The Hindu 4 September 2003 Archived from the original on 7 December 2003 Retrieved 28 May 2013 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Making music Mansur style The Hindu 1 March 2012 Retrieved 28 May 2013 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012 PDF Press Information Bureau Govt of India Retrieved 28 May 2012 SNA List of Akademi Awardees Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website Archived from the original on 30 May 2015 Celebrating the shehnai The Hindu 11 November 2016 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 11 November 2016 External links EditStructure and balance The Hindu The Jaipur gharana includes sound samples at ITC Sangeet Research Academy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajshekhar Mansur amp oldid 1085656311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
