He has hundreds of recordings to his credit, and has rendered, in classical ragas, the compositions of Purandaradasa, Kanakadasa, and a host of other saint-poets. An accomplished singer who gave regular stage concerts, Vidyabhushana, is one of Karnataka’s most sought-after exponents of Haridasa compositions. Vidyabhushana made news when he announced his decision to marry and become a householder in 1997. The book describes his life and times at an orthodox Math in Dakshina Kannada for 30 years. ‘Nenape Sangeetha’ (Memory is Music), as it is titled, is a candid account of how he was pressured into the monastic life. It is already going into a second edition. Vidyabhushana, who gave up his monkhood to be a fulltime singer, released his autobiography in Kannada recently.
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