Shashidhar Kote
Shashidhar Kote | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Bengaluru Ratna, Gayana Mantrika, Vishwamanava, Gana Gandharva, Kannada Saarathi,[2] Gana Gandharva, Gana Garudiga, Aryabhata Shreshta Gayaka, Sangeetha Rathna[1] |
Citizenship | India |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, actor, teacher |
Known for | Kote Music and Arts Foundation |
Website | www |
Shashidhar Kote is an Indian singer,[3] musician and actor.[4]
Personal life
Kote was born to Kote Vasanth Kumar and Parvathi Kote, in Kalanja village, Mangalore, Karnataka. He had his master's degree in English literature from Mangalore University. He taught literature in the same university later for three years.[1] Being a singer in the Mysore maharaja's court, he received honors from the king.[2]
He is married to Seetha Kote, and has a son.[2][5]
Career
Kote's was trained in music by Satyabhame, Gopalkrishna Iyer and Vid. Gurudutt. He sings in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. As of 2010, Kote had performed in more than 4,000 concerts.[2]
Geetha Chitra
Kote organizes an event named ′Geetha Chitra′, where music and painting programs are held. Artist B. K. S. Verma paints the subject of the song Kote sings. The event gained popularity in Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.[2]
Selected filmography
Television
Kote has been a host in TV reality shows as, Little Star Singer, Sangeetha Lahari, Hadondu Haduvenu and Sangeetha Sambrahma.[2]
Serials
References
- ^ a b c "About Me". Karnataka, India: Kote Music and Arts Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Being Junior Yesudas!". Rediff. Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "MES PU college, Vidyaranyapura, celebrates annual day". Deccan Herald. India. 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ ದಂಪತಿಯಾಗಿ..." Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Karnataka, India: Vijaya Karnataka. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Mukta Magic". The Times of India. India. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "MADHURAM MILANAM MOUNAM STARTS". Chitratara. Karnataka, India.
- ^ Lokesh, Vinay (10 October 2022). "Stand-up comedian Sudarshan Rangaprasad forays into small screen". The Times of India.
External links
- CS1 Kannada-language sources (kn)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from February 2020
- Articles with hCards
- Living people
- Bhajan singers
- Male actors in Kannada cinema
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male playback singers
- Kannada playback singers
- Tamil playback singers
- Telugu playback singers
- Malayalam playback singers
- Kannada film score composers
- Singers from Karnataka
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- 20th-century Indian male singers
- 21st-century Indian male singers