Bal Gandharva, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bal Gandharva

Marathi singer and stage actors

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1888

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1967

Profession: actor, composer, singer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Narayan Shripad Rajhans, better known as Bal Gandharva (26 June 1888 – 15 July 1967), was a Marathi singer and stage actor.
He was famous for his roles in female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on stage during his time.Bal Gandharva got his name after a singing performance in Pune.
Lokmanya Tilak, a social reformer and a freedom fighter of Indian independence movement was in the audience, and after the performance, reportedly patted Rajhans on the back and said that Narayan was a "Bal Gandharva" (lit.
Young Gandharva).