Arun Date

'''Arun Date''' (4 May 1934 – 6 May 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/tributes-pour-in-for-aru-bhaiyya-singer-arun-date-death-marathi-bhavgeet-5166100/|title=Tributes pour in for 'Aru Bhaiyya'|date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/senior-singer-arun-date-passes-away/articleshow/64051250.cms|title=Senior singer Arun Date passes away - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=6 May 2018 }}</ref> was a well known Marathi singer of Bhavageete.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/leading-marathi-bhavgeet-singer-arun-date-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/64054530.cms|title=Leading Marathi bhavgeet singer Arun Date passes away at 84 - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|date=6 May 2018 |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>

==Career== Originally a textile engineer from VJTI, Mumbai, Arun left his high-profile job after 28 years of service for pursuing a career in singing. His song "Shukratara MandVara" was adjudged as song of the month by Mumbai Radio Station in 1962. It was composed by Shriniwas Khale. Despite he was a non-marathi, Khale taught him the song and was a superhit. After that he sang many marathi songs and all of them get popular. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/20101108/5582357477269605477.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202055229/http://www.sakaaltimes.com/20101108/5582357477269605477.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2013-02-02 |title=Arun Date's Journey from an engineer to a singer |work=Sakaal Times |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2012-10-20 }}</ref> Arun was first recipient of Gajananrao Vatave Puraskar{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}.

==Personal life== Arun Date's brother, Ravi Date, is a well-known tabla player.

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