Vinayakbuva Utturkar

With a culture of music at home and an inherently excellent quality voice,[editorializing] he was well-received by critics and the public alike.

[citation needed] He then moved to Belgaum and started teaching at Vanita Vidyalaya as a music instructor and teacher.

He died in September 1989 and was survived by his four sons, Ravindra, Vikas, Arun and Uday.

His maternal uncle was the freedom fighter Vasudev Balwant Gogate, also known as Hotson-Gogate for his attempted attack on the then-governor of Mumbai (Bombay), John Ernest Buttery Hotson, during India's struggle for freedom from the British.

His initial training in Indian classical vocal music was under his father, Pt.

Throughout his musical career, Utturkar was accompanied by many renowned musicians such as Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, R. K. Bijapure and many others, at public performances and at All India Radio.