Nachiketa Sharma

Nachiketa Yakkundi is an Indian classical vocalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Background

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

Career

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, 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

Samarpan

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

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 as well as international-level organizations.