Quick Info
| Profession | Guitarist, musician and composer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Death | 15/10/2026 |
Latest News about Mahesh Tinaikar
15/10/2026
Mahesh Tinaikar, the founding lead guitarist of the Mumbai rock band Indus Creed, died in Mumbai after a suspected heart attack, aged 63 according to most reports. Fellow musicians, including Vishal Dadlani, paid tribute to him as a pioneer of Indian rock. He had originally formed Rock Machine, the band's earlier name, in 1984.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Mahesh Tinaikar is a Mumbai-based guitarist who has performed with Indian and international artists. He is best known as a founding lead guitarist of the rock band Indus Creed and co-founded the acoustic project Whirling Kalapas. He died in Mumbai on 15 October 2026 following a suspected heart attack. |
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Career
| Early Career | Began his professional career in 1985. |
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| Indus Creed | Co-formed the band in 1984 as Rock Machine, playing lead guitar. The band later took the name Indus Creed, and he reunited with its members in 2010 to revive it. |
| Whirling Kalapas | Co-founded the acoustic rock project with vocalist Uday Benegal around 2008 after Benegal moved back to Mumbai. He left the project in 2014 to pursue a solo acoustic project. |
| Solo Work | Launched a pure acoustic solo project in 2014 with collaborators including Neil Mukherjee, Sasha Chhetri and Bradley Tellis. |
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| Music Education | Worked as a music educator from 2011 and served on the faculty of True School of Music in Mumbai from 2016 to 2018. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He is listed among the founding members of Indus Creed, originally formed as Rock Machine in 1984. | |
| 2. He has been a core member of Indus Creed for much of the band's existence. | |
| 3. He did not come from a musical family, and was inspired to play by bands such as Deep Purple. | |
| 4. Indus Creed, the band he helped found, became the first Indian band to feature on MTV Asia. |
