Question

Grammy award winner, Carnatic musician Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, fondly known as Vikku, is known for his mastery of which of the following musical instruments?

• A. Ghatam
• B. Sitar
• C. Veena
• D. Violin

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Ghatam

Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, also known as Vikku, is known for his mastery of the ghatam. He is a Grammy Award-winning Indian percussionist who plays Carnatic music with this earthen pot instrument. Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram (born 11 August 1942), also known as Vikku Vinayakram, is an Indian percussionist. He is also known as the God of ghatam. He plays Carnatic music with the ghatam, an earthen pot, and is credited with popularising the ghatam.