"Determination is the key, no matter how much you be dissuaded." - Vinayak Jogarishettar

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1.Tell us more about your background and journey:

Yes, I have been studying electrical and electronics engineer at Kle Institute of Technology Gokul Road Hubbali. I always wanted to bring something change and creativity to the world and be an inspiration, creative change-maker.

It was 2016, and I was in Class XII. While surfing the net, I stumbled upon a random video on Facebook which left me shocked, disturbed, and highly emotional.

In the video, I saw a man eating his own human excreta, having run out of food. For a long time, that sight continued to play in my mind. Since the day that shocking incident happened, I always carry biscuits in my bag whenever I go to college.

In 2017, I started my own NG0 called Revolution Minds which is working in the field development and environment. Sadly, throughout my journey, many close friends, relatives, and some teachers tried to dissuade me from doing what I was doing. But I was determined. My NGO has already started feeding homeless people. 

Many of my friends joined me to fund the initiative and I am really grateful to them. The whole team aspires to make a child's education more important and impactful for the future.

We also have projects like the Midnight Tea Party with security guards of Hubballi-Dharwad city. Most of the guards work 24×7 and they lead miserable lives, often ignoring their health. We plan to fix all the potholes on Hubbali-Dharwad, a stretch where accidents happen frequently.

I have plans to turn my NGO into a top startup that can create employment opportunities for youth. After five years, I like to see myself as an IAS officer and work towards the betterment of society.

2. When did you first decide you wanted to pursue music and how did you start?

It was during my school days, I took and it has a passion and my favorite hobby towards singing, singing was always something interesting work which would make me feel more happy, cheerful in me with that amazing enthusiastic, high spirit.

3. Who is your favorite artist and why?

My favorite artist is "Vijay Prakash Sir" 

There is a reason, Vijay Prakash Sir being my favorite artist♥️, his success journey toward his passion and the commitment, dedication, determination really inspired me a lot and the dark days during his earlier days to achieve his success was more extraordinary, and impressive living inspiration.

4. Can you throw some light on opportunities one gets as a singer?

Yes, one needs to be very focused and should develop a positive attitude, positive mindset and should gear up out of the comfort zone and should follow the determination and the commitment to achieve the success and the dream he/she wanted to achieve. 

5. Is format training required or can one train themselves purely on the basis of talent?

Yeah, format training, is a must, we should at least have one "Gurudeva" or a guider, teacher to show us the right path to achieve our passion for singing.

Indeed, definitely, we need to train ourselves and should practice infinite times and practice hard, in order to be the amazing singer and singing artist:) 

6. What piece of advice would you like to give to future and aspiring artists?

The piece of advice, I can give is: "Enjoy the journey of success and try to come much out of the comfort zone and the comfortable environment and know the value of hunger for achieving your success.

A person who knows the value of hunger eventually can be an amazing successful person in his life. 

7. Which is your favorite book and why?

My favorite book is "The Secret".

It's the book with positive things and positive lessons, positive thoughts, and being one amazing inspiring book in order to bring the creativity, enthusiasm among us and keep inspiring the people around us and be an excellent, professional inspiration, change maker to the entire Revolutionary world.

Vinayak Jogarishettar - Singer | Entrepreneur | Social Activist

Interview By - Shradha Soni