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{{Short description|Indian social worker and singer (1940–2022)}}
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'''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 unity|Hindu–Muslim communal unity]].

Sutar received the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 2018 and the Karnataka government's [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava award]] in 1995. For his contributions, he was called ''Kannada Kabir'' or ''Karnataka's [[Kabir]]'' ({{lang|kn|ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬೀರ or ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಬೀರ}}).<ref name="newindianexpress" />

==Early life==
Ibrahim was born in [[Mahalingpur]] (in the present day [[Bagalkote district]] of [[Karnataka]]) on 10 May 1940 to Nabisaheb and Aminabi, in a family with limited financial means. His parents worked as carpenters and as weavers. He dropped out of school at third grade to work as an assistant to a weaver. During this time, he attended sermons at the Basavananda Swami [[Mutt (hinduism)|Mutt]] and also participated in the [[bhajan]]s at a nearby temple.<ref name="deccan1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title='Karnataka's Kabir' and Padmashri Ibrahim Sutar passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnatakas-kabir-and-padmashri-ibrahim-sutar-passes-away/article38381703.ece|access-date=8 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sutar started his career as a ''[[Harikatha]]'' singer, going around towns and villages in Karnataka and neighboring states. He would deliver spiritual discourses, perform stage shows, and sing devotional songs. The stories were drawn from both [[Hindu texts|Hindu]] and [[Muslim scriptures]], carrying themes of communal unity and harmony as well as ethics.<ref name=":1" />

In the year 1970 he set up the ''Bhavaikyate Bhajana Mela'' ({{translation|Harmony Folk Music [[Melā]]}}) team of artists and started performing devotional singing and spiritual discourses across [[Karnataka]] and neighboring states.<ref name="deccan1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Menasinakai|first=Sangamesh|title=Padma Shri awardee Ibrahim Sutar dies of heart attack|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/padma-shri-awardee-ibrahim-sutar-dies-of-heart-attack/articleshow/89360179.cms|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> Along with the artists, he toured the country spreading messages of [[Hindu–Islamic relations|Hindu Muslim]] communal unity.<ref name=":1" />

As a [[polyglot]] [[Folk music|folk singer]], singing in both [[Kannada]] and [[Urdu]], Sutar was called ''Kannada Kabir'' or ''Karnataka's Kabir'' ({{lang|kn|ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬೀರ or ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಬೀರ}}), in reference to the 15th century Indian poet and saint, [[Kabir]].<ref name=":1" /> He was also a public speaker who visited various schools and colleges in the state as well as various [[Lingayatism|Lingayat]] [[Matha]]s speaking on [[Vachana sahitya|''vachana'']] and ''[[dasa]]'' literature.<ref name=":1" /> His performances were usually in question-and-answer format; songs about ''dasa'' saints and ''vachana sahitya'' ({{translation|Vachana literature}}) were interspersed throughout. Most of the questions would have spiritual connotations, and his sermons would draw from the [[Ramayana]], [[Mahabharata]], and various [[Islamic scriptures]].<ref name=":1" /> He was known to have been well read in both the [[Bhagavad Gita]] and the [[Quran]].<ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2018|title=Two from Karnataka get Padma honour|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/655967/two-karnataka-get-padma-honour.html|access-date=9 February 2022|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

He also made television appearances that included the [[Zee Kannada]] show ''[[Drama Juniors]]''.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=kn:ಹಿಂದೂ-ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಭಾವೈಕ್ಯತೆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ಸುತಾರಾ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲೇಬೇಕು |url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/amp/entertainment/ibrahim-sutar-stands-as-moral-motivation-for-youths-pkhp40 |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=kannada.asianetnews.com}}</ref>

=== Awards and honors ===
* [[Padma Shri]] for arts and music in 2018.<ref name="udayavani">{{cite news |script-title=kn:ಬಂಧುತ್ವ ಸಾರಿದ ಸಂತ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ಸುತಾರ |url=https://www.udayavani.com/sudina/sudina-selection/saint-ibrahim-sutara |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=Udayavani - ಉದಯವಾಣಿ}}</ref>
* Karnataka State [[Rajyotsava Award]] in the year 1995.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |title=For this Sufi saint, harmony begins at home |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/feb/04/for-this-sufi-saint-harmony-begins-at-home-1768126.html |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sutar was married to Marembi with whom he had three children – two daughters and a son.<ref name="deccan1">{{cite news |title=Two from Karnataka get Padma honour |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/655967/two-karnataka-get-padma-honour.html |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=26 January 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He died from a heart attack in [[Mahalingpur]], in the [[Bagalkote district]] of Karnataka, on 5 February 2022, at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title='Karnataka's Kabir' and Padmashri Ibrahim Sutar passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnatakas-kabir-and-padmashri-ibrahim-sutar-passes-away/article38381703.ece|access-date=5 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He had been ailing from [[diabetes]] and [[hypertension]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kannada's Kabir Ibrahim Sutar passes away at 82 after cardiac arrest|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2022/feb/05/kannadas-kabir-ibrahim-sutar-passes-away-at-82-after-cardiac-arrest-2415664.html|access-date=9 February 2022|website=The New Indian Express|date=6 February 2022 }}</ref> The [[Karnataka Government|Karnataka state government]] announced a [[state funeral]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=5 February 2022|title=Religious orator Ibrahim Sutar passes away|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050222/religious-orator-ibrahim-sutar-passes-away.html|access-date=9 February 2022|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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