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Singer (1906-1965)

Musical artist

Amirbai Karnataki (c. 1906 – 3 March 1965) was a famous actress/singer and playback singer of the early Hindi cinema and was famous as Kannada Kokila. Mahatma Gandhi was an ardent fan of her song Vaishnav Jan To.^[1][2]

Early life

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Amirbai Karnataki was born in Bilgi town, Bijapur district, Karnataka into a middle-class family.^[1][2] Of all of her five sisters, Amirbai and her elder sister, Gauharbai, earned fame and fortune.

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Amirbai completed her matriculation and went to Bombay at the age of 25 in 1931.^[2][3]

Career

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Amirbai was a talented singer and actress, who was fluent in Kannada (mother tongue) and Gujarati languages. "Mahre Te Gaamde Ek Vaar Aavjo" is one of her famous Gujarati songs from the film Ranak Devi (1946), with music composer Avinash Vyas.

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