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Nachiketa Sharma

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Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi
GenresIndian classical music
Occupation(s)Vocalist, Software Engineer
WebsiteGanapriya.com

Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi (Kannada: ನಚಿಕೇತ, Devanagari:नचिकेत, IAST: Naciketā) is an Indian classical vocalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Background

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Born in Dharwad, Karnataka, Nachiketa was initiated into Hindustani classical vocal music by his parents.[1] His formal study began in Madras under B. N. Simha and later under B. Hanumantachar. He then learnt from Basavaraj Rajguru.

Career

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Nachiketa has extensively performed in cities across India and North America. He runs Rajguru Sangeet Vidyaniketan, a school of music in the memory of his guru in Cupertino,[2] California, a school for both adults and kids. Nachiketa was also a senior teacher at the Sangeetaanjali College of Music, Fremont for over 20 years until the institution closed its doors in October, 2015.

Discography

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  • Samarpan (May 2002)
  • Hindustani Vocal (May 2000)
  • Dasa compositions in Kannada - Rama nama payasa (May 2002)
  • Vachanas in Kannada - Neenolidare (May 2002)
  • A two-CD Hindustani album titled Guru Naman consisting of nine raagas (May 2007)
  • Sumiran Karle composed of seven Hindi bhajans, three composed by Nachiketa himself. (May 2007)

Nachiketa is a regular on local Bay Area TV introducing and demonstrating Hindustani music to viewers. He is also actively involved in composing music for many local (http://naatak.org) as well as international-level organizations (http://www.akkaonline.org/2014/).

References

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  1. ^ "Home". ganapriya.com.
  2. ^ "The Hindu : Chords & Notes". Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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