Ugamraj Khilari
Ugamraj Khilari is a noted female impersonator in Rajasthani Khyal.
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Ugamraj Khilari is a renowned female impersonator in Rajasthani Khyal who was born in 1932. Belonging to a farmer family of Merta Road, Nagaur district, he displayed singing and dancing skills as a boy, which led to training with the Khyal expert Bhanwarlal Sharma. He started a professional career as early as the 1940s and eventually became the most sought-after female impersonator in Khyal, known for heroines' roles in Harishchandra, Gog Chauhan, Bhakt Puran Chand i.e. 'Turan Chand the Devotee', Dhola-Maru i.e. 'Dhola and Maru', and Amar Singh Rathor. Ugamraj Khilari was mainly an exponent of the Kuchamani School developed by Lacchiram. He absorbed much from other Rajasthani folk forms too, as a result of which he has an independent style of song and dance. His company tours regularly in and outside Rajasthan.
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