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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]].		'''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]]'' (ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬೀರ or ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಬೀರ).<ref name="newindianexpress" />		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==		==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~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|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>		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 ==		== 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 and Muslim scriptures, carrying themes of communal unity and harmony as well as ethics.<ref name=":1" />		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" />		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'' (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>		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 \|title=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>		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 ===		=== Awards and honors ===
	* [[Padma Shri]] for arts and music in 2018.<ref name="udayavani">{{cite news \|title=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>		* [[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>		* 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==		==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~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|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}}</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>		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>

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'''Ibrahim Sutar''' is an Indian social worker from [[Karnataka]], [[India]]; and recipient of India's fourth highest civilian award, the [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite news |title=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><ref>{{cite news |title=Know Civil Honors & Awards in India |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/know-civil-honors-awards-in-india-1420622037-1 |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=Jagranjosh.com |date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=newindianexpress/> He is nicknamed the "Kabir of Kannada".<ref name=newindianexpress />

==Early life==
He was born in the year 1940 at [[Mahalingpur]] in [[Bagalkot district]] in a family of limited means. He studied till class 3. In the year 1970, he set up ''Harmony Folk Music Mela'' (team of artists) and started performing devotional singing, spiritual discourses across [[Karnataka]] and neighboring states.<ref name=deccan1/>

==Appearance==
He was invited as a guest for [[Zee Kannada]] show [[Drama Juniors]].<ref>{{cite news |title=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==
* He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 2018.<ref name=udayavani>{{cite news |title=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>
* He was also awarded [[Rajyotsava Award]] in the year 1995.<ref name=newindianexpress/>

==References==
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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]].		'''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]]'' (ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬೀರ or ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಬೀರ).<ref name="newindianexpress" />		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==		==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~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|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>		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 ==		== 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 and Muslim scriptures, carrying themes of communal unity and harmony as well as ethics.<ref name=":1" />		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" />		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'' (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>		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 \|title=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>		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 ===		=== Awards and honors ===
	* [[Padma Shri]] for arts and music in 2018.<ref name="udayavani">{{cite news \|title=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>		* [[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>		* 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==		==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~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|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}}</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>		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==		==References==