Digvijay Bhonsale

Digvijay Bhonsale performing live at the 10th Anniversary Gig of Nicotine at O2 in Indore, December, 2016.

Background information
Birth name| Digvijay Bhonsale
Born|  (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres|

* Heavy metal
* hard rock
* acoustic

Occupation(s)| Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)| Vocals, guitar
Years active| 2006–present
Website| instagram.com/digvijaybhonsale; instagram.com/digvijaymusic

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]

## Equipment

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* Jackson King V Electric Guitar
* Fender Jaguar Kurt Cobain Signature Electric Guitar
* Line 6 Pod X3 Live Multieffects Guitar Processor
* Dunlop DB01 Dimebag Darrell Signature Cry Baby Wah Pedal
* Blackstar ID Core Amp
* Ibanez Dreadnaught Acoustic Guitar

* 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.

## See also

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* Indian rock

## References

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1. ^ "Info". Official Profile. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
2. ^ "Metal Mania feat by Dirge and Nicotine at HRC,Hyderabad". Ritz Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
3. ^ "Metal mania starring Dirge and Nicotine". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
4. ^ "All hail the headbangers, They are in Indore's Hall of Fame". DNA E-Paper, Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai, India, dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
5. ^ "The 10 Famous Rock Bands of India". walkthroughindia.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
6. ^ "The 10 Famous Rock Bands of India - Sinlung". sinlung.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
7. ^ Anthropological Survey of India (1998). People of India: India's communities, Volume 5. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
8. ^ Madan, T.N. (1988). Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 129\. ISBN 9788120805279. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
9. ^ Russell, Robert Vane (1916). "Pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces".
10. ^ "Metal Mania feat Nicotine & Dirge at Hard Rock Cafe, Hyderabad". liveinstyle.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
11. ^ "Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Queen Of Hearts". AllEvents. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
12. ^ "Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Amanzi". AllEvents. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
13. ^ "Archive Shows 2018". Metal United World Wide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
14. ^ "Event Poster". Roos. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
15. ^ "An interview with Nicotine, One of the top Metal bands of India". trendingtop5.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.