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Indian singer-poet
Patthe Bapurao
(11 November 1868 ? 22 December 1941) was a
Marathi
singer-poet in the
Tamasha
[musical theatre].He has a son Govind Shridhar Kulkarni and daughter-in-law Nalini Govind Kulkarni.
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He also composed severals Vags, dramatic and humorous skits, which were also popular.
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Biography
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Born on 11 November 1868, (at Rethareharnax, Sangli, Maharashtra)
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as Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni in a typical Maharashtrian
Brahmin
family, he married the
Beautiful Laavani Dancer
Pawala and became one of the most popular performers of early 20th century. His wife, Pawala Bai was from Hivargao Pavsa in Sanganmener.
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In his memory, Patthe Bapurao Street is a name given to a street in Redlight area of South Mumbai (Falkland Road, Foras road near Alfred cinema). A movie has been made after him, and several streets are named for him in
Mumbai
and other
Indian
cities.
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The name is also written Bapurav.
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He died on 22 December 1941.
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