Monappa Rai was born into a landed farming family in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka around 1883. Despite being self-taught, He developed a great appreciation for learning and the arts. Specifically, he pursued his love for Yakshagana to become an accomplished Yakshagana dancer. He was recognised as being a learned person and an artiste by the local temple priests and more widely in Dakshina Kannada.
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