Nikhil Chinapa

Nikhil Chinapa
Nikhil Chinapa
Born
Kalengada Bhemaiah Chinapa

(1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 51)
NationalityIndian
Alma materB.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management,B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore
Occupation(s)VJ
DJ
Host
Years active1999–present
Spouse
DJ Pearl
(m. 2006)
Children1

Nikhil Chinapa is an Indian DJ, host and festival curator, often credited with popularizing EDM among the youth in India. He has been associated with MTV India since the late 1990s and has appeared in multiple television shows including Roadies and Splitsvilla.[1] He has been instrumental in popularizing DJing as a profession and leading the music scene at the Sunburn Festival in its early years.[2]

  1. ^ "Nikhil Chinappa". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Nikhil Chinapa moves on from Sunburn to a new EDM festival". www.telegraphindia.com.