Mridangam Artist
Mast Yashwant Hampiholi hails from the family of Musical Background and is the son of renowned Bharatanatyam Performer and Guru Dr. Kishoree and Shri Kishor Hampiholi. Yashwant is a ‘B High’ Graded Radio Artist from All India Radio, Hyderabad. Yashwant is a graduate, Bachelor of Engineer in Electronics and Communication from Central India’s best engineering college, Shri.Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur and currently he is perceiving M.A in Rhythmology from Madras University Chennai. He gave his first Solo Mridangam Performance at the Prestigious ‘Bal Mahotsav’ 2008 conducted by South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCCC) organized by Ministry of Culture, New Delhi. Yashwant started Learning Mridangam at the age of 6 from Shri.I.V Renuka Prasad, Hyderabad and also took Training from Shri Karaikudi Shriram Chennai. Now, since past 6 years he is under the guidance of the Finest Mridangam Artist Dr. Shri Patri Satish Kumar, Chennai. He is also learning Bharatanatyam under his parents and has completed Visharad Poorna examination conducted by Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidhyala Mandal, Mumbai. He also plays Nattuvangam for dance.