Jayawanti Hirebet
Private collection of Mohan D. Nadkarni/Kamat's Potpourri
Musician Jayawanti Hirebet
Jayawanti Hirebet is the daughter of Padukone Ramanand Rao. She sang Kannada devotional music at a very young age.
Hirebet was introduced to filmy world by music composer Nagayya and she cut the HMV record "Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma" which is still very popular. She sang a guzal Film "Tygayya" and Recipient of Shishunala Prashasti for light music.
She even performed in front of Mahatma Gandhi.