Biography

Vinayak Hegde is a professional singer based out of Karnataka. He is proficient in classical music (Kirana Gharana). He has been practising classical music under the guidance of Pundit Shrinivas Bhimsen Joshi, son and disciple of Bharat Ratna legendary Hindustani classical vocalist, Pundit Bhimsen Joshi. Earlier, Vinayak used to practice Hindustani classical music under the guidance classical vocalists, Pundit Shripad Hegde Somanamane Sirsi and Pundit Jayatirth Mevundi Hubli. Achievements:   Karnataka Nrutya Sangeeta Akademi Pratibha Puraskar, 2006 Nishchaya Puraskar, 2006 Ministry of Culture, India Scholarship in Classical Music, 2008-09 Second Prize in Tamanakar Music Competition at Hubli, 2010 Performances: Ragini Utsav at Sirsi in 2005 Classical concert in National Integration camp at Silvasa (Div, Daman), 2006 Kottur Utsav at Kottur in Bellari Dist.,  2008 Navaratri utsav at Swarnavalli in Uttara Kannada Dist., Karnataka, 2008