N S Prasad, Bangalore's most famous mandolin artiste, is gravitating towards fusion shows and solo albums

N S Prasad is featured on hundreds of film and sugama sangeeta albums as a sessions artiste, but only in the past year has he started recording independent albums.

Prasad (49) hails from Mysore, where he started playing the mandolin in college. At 11, he had started learning the veena from V Desikachar (the legendary Veena Doreswamy Iyengar's brother). But he was drawn to the mandolin when he heard a player who was to later become his teacher, Ratan.

MEEND IT! Mandolin Prasad has performed all over the world, and composed tunes for some of India's most famous singers. The plucked Italian instrument is now very popular in Indian music pics\Ramesh HS How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Monopoly the world is your playground› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT