Ugamraj Khilari

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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