Death
Basavraj Rajguru died in July 1991, one of three illustrious Dharwad musicians to do so during this period (Kumar Gandharva died in January 1992 and Mallikarjun Mansur in September 1992).
After his death, his wife and Nachiketa Sharma carried his dead body on 21 July 1991 to Dharwad, where their taxi was greeted by the whole city. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur paying his last respects to Rajaguru declared, "Even in his death he looks like a king!"
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