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Sri. Satish Bhat was born in an agricultural family of a small village Malkoppa of Yellapur Taluk, North Canara district, Karnataka. He underwent rigorous training in Gayaki of Gwalior Gharana for more than 25 years in Gurukula system from a well-known vocalist Pandit Ganapathi Bhat Hasanagi. Sri. Satish Bhat has secured "Vidwath" degree from Karnataka Secondary Education Board and "Alankar", a master's degree in Hndustani Classical music from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. He had won the first prize in All India Radio Music Competitions for the youth in the year 2000. Presently he is a 'A' grade vocalist of All India Radio. He has performed in many places of India including a few prestigious music festivals too. Savai Gandharva music festival, Kundagola, Rajaguru sangeetha vedike, Dharvad, Panchamada inchara - Viveka smriti, Mangaluru, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeeth Sammmelan, Manipal, Alvas Nidisiri, to name a few. He has also performed many jugalbandhi concerts with Bansuri artist Sri. Nagaraja Hegde Shiranala which has won the hearts of music lovers Presently, he is settled in Kundapur and teaches Hindusatani classical music to the interested students. He is happily married to Vidushi Pratima Bhat (a scholar in Hindusatani classical music) and they are blessed with a son, Pranav.