![]() He's the Bridegroom's Father' in 1918 and Y. Bhonsle switched to male roles later on though he won great appreciation for his female impersonation of Mrinalini in Wamanrao Joshi's Rakshasi mahatwakanksha i.e. It won great popularity and critical acclaim for its fine performances and innovative experiments in realistic stage setting by the soon-to-be-famous Anandrao Painter. The company proudly proclaimed the 'patronage of people' rather than the patronage of a prince. Keshavrao Vitthalrao Bhonsle went to Hubli in Dharwad district, Karnataka, and co-founded the phenomenal Lalitkaladarsha Natak Mandali on 1st January 1908. As a result of differences with Nimkar he left Swadesh Hitachintak, of which he had become a partner. Later he learnt classical music from Dattopant Jambhekarbuwa and Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze. ![]() Govindrao Tembe coached him for the songs in these plays. In 1902, he played the heroine Sharada in Deval's Sharada, followed by Subhadra in Kirloskar's Saubhadm, both staples of Sangitnatak. The owner and director, Janubhau Nimkar, spotted his talent, trained him in the basics of stagecraft, and gave him small roles. ![]() Bhonsle could not receive a formal education and was brought to the prestigious Swadesh Hitachintak Mandali in 1893. He was born in the year 1890 in a poor family of Kolhapur. Keshavrao Vitthalrao Bhonsle was popularly known as 'Sangit Surya' or Sun of Music for his amazing versatility in singing.
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