Nachiketa Sharma
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Nachiketa Yakkundi (Kannada: ನಚಿಕೇತ, Devanagari
:नचिकेत, IAST
: Naciketā) is a Hindustani Classical
vocalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
, Karnataka
, Shri Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi was initiated into Hindustani classical vocal music by his parents at the age of 12. His formal study began in Madras under Shri B. N. Simha and later under Shri B. Hanumantachar. His rigorous and extended pedagogy came under the virtuoso, late Padmabhushan Pandit Basavraj Rajguru
. Nachiketa has extensively performed in cities across India
and the United States
. He runs the Rajguru Sangeet Vidya Niketan, a school of music in the memory of his guru in Cupertino, California
, a school for both adults and kids. Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi is also a senior teacher at the Sangeetaanjali College of Music.
Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi is a regular on local Bay Area TV introducing and demonstrating Hindustani Classical music to viewers.
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
:नचिकेत, IAST
IAST
The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a transliteration scheme that allows a lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by the Sanskrit language.-Popularity:...
: Naciketā) is a Hindustani Classical
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
vocalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Background
Born in DharwadDharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Shri Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi was initiated into Hindustani classical vocal music by his parents at the age of 12. His formal study began in Madras under Shri B. N. Simha and later under Shri B. Hanumantachar. His rigorous and extended pedagogy came under the virtuoso, late Padmabhushan Pandit Basavraj Rajguru
Basavaraj Rajguru
Pandit Basavraj Rajguru was born at Yaliwal, a village in the north Karnataka district of Dharwad, a great centre of Hindustani classical music. He was a leading Hindustani vocal musician in the Kirana gharana...
. Nachiketa has extensively performed in cities across India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and the United States
United States
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. He runs the Rajguru Sangeet Vidya Niketan, a school of music in the memory of his guru in Cupertino, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, a school for both adults and kids. Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi is also a senior teacher at the Sangeetaanjali College of Music.
Discography
- Samarpan (May 2002)
- Hindustani Vocal (May 2000)
- DasaDasaDasa is a term used with the primary meaning 'enemy', especially relating to tribes identified as the enemies of the Indo-Aryan tribes in the Rigveda....
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 (Sharma) Yakkundi is a regular on local Bay Area TV introducing and demonstrating Hindustani Classical music to viewers.