Musical artist
Digvijay Bhonsale (Hindi/Marathi:दिग्विजय भोंसले , pronounced as Dig-vijay Bho-slay , born 31 March 1989) is an Indian rock and metal vocalist, guitarist and songwriter.[ 2] [ 3]
He is best known as the front-man of Nicotine , the first metal band from Indore described as "pioneers of Metal music in Central India ".[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Bhonsale was born in Bombay and raised in Indore. He was educated at the Daly College . He completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from PIMR (Devi Ahilya University ) and his Master of Business Administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales , United Kingdom .[citation needed ]
His great great grandfather moved from Barshi (Maharashtra ), to Gwalior State and later settled in Dewas Junior State ,[ 7] where he and his descendants held a hereditary noble position called 'Mankari ', in the state 's durbar .[ 8] [ 9]
As well as performing with his band, he has also performed several times in Cardiff as a solo musician where he lived from 2010 to 2012.[ 10]
In 2017 he moved to Harare , Zimbabwe and played several solo acoustic gigs at Jam Tree, Queen of Hearts, Amanzi and Corky's.[ 11] [ 12]
He collaborated with the members of the band Evicted,[ 13] and played alongside Dividing The Element, Acid Tears, and Chikwata-263 at the 2018 Zimbabwean edition of the 'Metal United World Wide' concert at the Reps Theatre in Harare.[ 14]
Bhonsale cites his influences as Nirvana , Incubus , Chevelle and Rage Against the Machine .[ 15]
Digvijay Bhonsale Live at 'No Sweat', Cardiff Arts Institute,
Wales , UK, 2011.
Live at the Pen n Wig in
Cardiff , Wales, UK in 2011.
Live at Kuzart Lane, in
New Delhi , India, in 2014.
Live at Woodstock Lounge in
Indore , India, in 2015.
Live with Nicotine at the
Hard Rock Cafe in
Hyderabad , India, in 2016.
Live with Nicotine at Rockville in
Mumbai , India, in 2016.
Live at the
Zimbabwean edition of 'The Metal United World Wide' concert at the Reps Theatre,
Harare , in 2018.
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^ "Metal Mania feat Nicotine & Dirge at Hard Rock Cafe, Hyderabad" . liveinstyle.com . Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2016 .
^ "Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Queen Of Hearts" . AllEvents . Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ "Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Amanzi" . AllEvents . Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017 .
^ "Archive Shows 2018" . Metal United World Wide . Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ "Event Poster" . Roos . Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
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