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{{short description|Indian singer and activist (born 1948)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Madhu Mansoori Hasmukh
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 4 September 1948
| birth_place = Similia, [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
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| occupation = operator, Singer, Songwriter, activist
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| spouse = Samia Oraon
| parents = Abdul Rahman Mansoori (father)
| children =
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| awards = {{plainlist|
*[[Padma Shri]] (2020)
*Jharkhand Ratna Award (2011)
*Jharkhand Bibhuti Award}}
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'''Madhu Mansoori Hasmukh''' (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian singer, songwriter and activist. He had written and sung several [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]] songs for movement of separate state Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/music-video-on-displacement/cid/635412|title=Music video on displacement|website=telegraphindia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/new//article1-story-51920.html|title=मधु मंसूरी ने गाये झारखंड आंदोलन के सर्वाधिक गीत|website=livehindustan}}</ref> In 2011, the Government of Jharkhand awarded him Jharkhand Ratna Award.<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-50796857|title=झारखंड: माई-माटी की लड़ाई में टूट चुके हैं मधु मंसूरी|website=bbc}}</ref> In 2020, he received [[Padma Shri]] in field of Arts.<ref name="avenuemail">{{Cite news|url=https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/padma-shri-for-jharkhands-shashadhar-acharya-and-madhu-mansuri-hasmukh/143796/|title=Padma Shri for Jharkhand’s Shashadhar Acharya and Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh|website=avenuemail|archive-date=2020-08-05|access-date=2020-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805223358/https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/padma-shri-for-jharkhands-shashadhar-acharya-and-madhu-mansuri-hasmukh/143796/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh was born on 4 September 1948 in similia in [[Ranchi district]]. His father name was Abdul Rahman Mansuri.<ref name="panchayatnama">{{Cite news|url=http://www.panchayatnama.com/news/gram-savraj/reknowned-nagpuri-singer-songwriter-madhu-mansuri-s-jharkhand-movement-ranchi/930.html|title=नामचीन नागपुरी गायक-गीतकार मधु मंसूरी के गीत झारखंड आंदोलन में फूंकते थे जान|website=panchayatnama|date=27 April 2019|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217020153/http://www.panchayatnama.com/news/gram-savraj/reknowned-nagpuri-singer-songwriter-madhu-mansuri-s-jharkhand-movement-ranchi/930.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Madhu Mansuri, his ancestors were [[Kurukh people|Oraon]] who were converted to Islam. He married Samia Oraon.<ref name="bbc"/>

==Career==
Hasmukh was operator in [[MECON (company)|MECON]]. He learned traditional song from his father. He had started singing songs from his childhood. He sang first song in stage in 1960 at the age of twelve. He established ''Shist Manch'' in 1960 and his first book of Nagpuri songs got published. In 1972 he wrote "Nagpur kar Kora" song. In 1992, he traveled Taiwan with [[Ram Dayal Munda]] and [[Mukund Nayak]].<ref name="panchayatnama"/> He had written and sung several Nagpuri songs for movement for separate Jharkhand state.<ref name="bbc"/>

==Awards and recognition==
Government of Jharkhand awarded him Jharkhand Bibhuti Award.<ref name="panchayatnama"/> In 2011, Government of Jharkhand awarded him Jharkhand Ratna Award.<ref name="bbc"/> In 2020, he received [[Padma Shri]] in field of Arts.<ref name="avenuemail"/>

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

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[[Category:1948 births]]
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[[Category:Indian folk singers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

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