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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Digvijay Bhonsale
| image = Digvijay Bhonsale perfroming Live at the 10th Anniversary Gig of Nicotine at O2 in Indore, December 2016.jpg
| caption = Digvijay Bhonsale performing live at the 10th Anniversary Gig of [[Nicotine (band)|Nicotine]] at O2 in [[Indore]], December, 2016.
| birth_name = Digvijay Bhonsale
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|03|31}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DigvijayBhonsale|title=Info|work=Official Profile|accessdate=5 May 2008}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
*[[hard rock]]
*[[Acoustic music|acoustic]]
}}
| occupation = Singer, guitarist, songwriter
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| years_active = 2006–present
| label =
| website = {{URL|instagram.com/digvijaybhonsale}};
{{URL|instagram.com/digvijaymusic}}

| associated_acts = [[Nicotine (band)|Nicotine]]
}}

'''Digvijay Bhonsale''' (born 31 March 1989) is an Indian [[Rock Music|rock]] and [[Metal Music|metal]] vocalist, guitarist and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ritzmagazine.in/2016/03/metal-mania-feat-by-dirge-and-nicotine-hrchyderabad|title=Metal Mania feat by Dirge and Nicotine at HRC,Hyderabad|work=Ritz Magazine|accessdate=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314131005/http://www.ritzmagazine.in/2016/03/metal-mania-feat-by-dirge-and-nicotine-hrchyderabad/|archive-date=14 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2016-03-20/Metal-mania-starring-Dirge-and-Nicotine/215077|title=Metal mania starring Dirge and Nicotine|work=thehansindia.com|accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref>

He is best known as the front-man of [[Nicotine (band)|Nicotine]], the first metal band from [[Indore]] described as "pioneers of Metal music in [[Central India]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=27256&boxid=11558&ed_date=2013-06-26&ed_code=820076&ed_page=4|title=All hail the headbangers, They are in Indore's Hall of Fame|work=DNA E-Paper, Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai, India, dnaindia.com|accessdate=26 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320055640/http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=27256&boxid=11558&ed_date=2013-06-26&ed_code=820076&ed_page=4|archive-date=20 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/hot-trends/the-10-famous-rock-bands-of-india/|title=The 10 Famous Rock Bands of India|work=walkthroughindia.com|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinlung.com/2011/01/10-famous-rock-bands-of-india.html|title=The 10 Famous Rock Bands of India - Sinlung|work=sinlung.com|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref>

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 Vishwavidyalaya|Devi Ahilya University]]) and his [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Cardiff Metropolitan University]] in [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

His great great grandfather moved from [[Barshi]] ([[Maharashtra]]), to [[Gwalior State]] and later settled in [[Dewas Junior|Dewas Junior State]],<ref name="google books">{{cite book|title=People of India: India's communities, Volume 5|author1= Anthropological Survey of India|date=1998|issue=v. 5, pg. 2215|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn= 978-0-19-563354-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> where he and his descendants held a hereditary [[nobility|noble]] position called '[[Mankari]]', in the [[Princely state|state]]'s [[Durbar (court)|durbar]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont|author=Madan, T.N.|date=1988|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=9788120805279|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_qMH9PY9fQC&pg=PA129|page=129|access-date=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdIBAAAAMAAJ&q=Mankari+being+primarily+a+title+applied+to+Maratha+noblemen%2C+who+held+an+official+position+at+court |title = Pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces|last1 = Russell|first1 = Robert Vane|year = 1916}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liveinstyle.com/nightlife/party-calendar/thursday-live-metal-mania-feat-dirge-and-nicotine-hard-rock-cafe-hyderabad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622032432/http://www.liveinstyle.com/nightlife/party-calendar/thursday-live-metal-mania-feat-dirge-and-nicotine-hard-rock-cafe-hyderabad |archive-date=22 June 2018 |title=Metal Mania feat Nicotine & Dirge at Hard Rock Cafe, Hyderabad|work=liveinstyle.com|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>

In 2017 he moved to [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] and played several solo acoustic gigs at Jam Tree, Queen of Hearts, Amanzi and Corky's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allevents.in/harare/humpdaywednesdays-with-digvijay-bhonsale-live-music/503373863335534|title=Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Queen Of Hearts|work=AllEvents|accessdate=23 August 2017|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628114112/https://allevents.in/harare/humpdaywednesdays-with-digvijay-bhonsale-live-music/503373863335534|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://allevents.in/harare/digvijay-bhonsale-live-at-amanzi/1639648642725812|title=Digvijay Bhonsale Live at Amanzi|work=AllEvents|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629140636/https://allevents.in/harare/digvijay-bhonsale-live-at-amanzi/1639648642725812|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He collaborated with the members of the band Evicted,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metal-united-world-wide.com/archiveshows/2018|title=Archive Shows 2018|work=Metal United World Wide|accessdate=5 May 2018|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914012408/http://metal-united-world-wide.com/archiveshows/2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metal-roos.com.au/images/muww/events/43.jpg|title=Event Poster|work=Roos|accessdate=5 May 2018|archive-date=5 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505162752/http://www.metal-roos.com.au/images/muww/events/43.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bhonsale cites his influences as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]] and [[Rage Against the Machine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trendingtop5.com/interview-nicotine-top-metal-rock-band-india/|title=An interview with Nicotine, One of the top Metal bands of India|work=trendingtop5.com|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>

==Equipment==
* [[Jackson Guitars|Jackson]] King V Electric Guitar
* [[Fender Jaguar]] [[Kurt Cobain]] Signature Electric Guitar
* [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] Pod X3 Live Multieffects Guitar Processor
* [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] DB01 Dimebag Darrell Signature [[Dunlop Cry Baby|Cry Baby Wah Pedal]]
* [[Blackstar Amplification|Blackstar]] ID Core Amp
* [[Ibanez]] Dreadnaught Acoustic Guitar

<gallery>
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at No Sweat, Cardiff Arts Institute, in 2011.jpg|Digvijay Bhonsale Live at 'No Sweat', Cardiff Arts Institute, [[Wales]], UK, 2011.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at Pen n Wig in Cardiff, Wales, UK, 2011.jpg|Live at the Pen n Wig in [[Cardiff]], Wales, UK in 2011.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at Kuzart Lane, in New Delhi, 2014.jpg|Live at Kuzart Lane, in [[New Delhi]], India, in 2014.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at Woodstock Lounge in Indore in 14-11-2015.jpg|Live at Woodstock Lounge in [[Indore]], India, in 2015.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hyderabad, 2016.jpg|Live with Nicotine at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in [[Hyderabad]], India, in 2016.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale performing Live at Rockville in Mumbai, 2016.jpg|Live with Nicotine at Rockville in [[Mumbai]], India, in 2016.
File:Digvijay Bhonsale with Denzil Thandabani & Justin Soutter from Evicted band, performing at the Zimbabwean edition of 'The Metal United World Wide', Reps Theatre, Harare.jpg|Live at the [[Zimbabwe]]an edition of 'The Metal United World Wide' concert at the Reps Theatre, [[Harare]], in 2018.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Indian rock]]

== References ==
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