Folk singer, Rajyotsava awardee Basalingayya Hiremath no more
Noted folk singer and scholar Basalingayya Hiremath died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday. He was 63. He is survived by artist wife Vishweshwari and son.Hailing from Bailur in Bailhongal taluk of Belagavi district, Basalingayya had settled in Dharwad.