{
  "id": 14874199,
  "title": "Mahesh Tinaikar, Indus Creed guitarist, dies at 63: ‘He lit up the way’ for Indian Rock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mahesh-tinaikar-indus-creed-guitarist-dies-at-63-he-lit-up-the-way",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:40:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/mahesh-tinaikar-indus-creed-guitarist-dies-at-63-he-lit-up-the-way-for-indian-rock-1.500712630"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the late Eighties, an Indian rock band filling a stadium was almost unthinkable. Mahesh Tinaikar was one of the people who made it happen. The guitarist, a founding member of Rock Machine (the band later known as Indus Creed), died in Mumbai after a suspected heart attack, his bandmates confirmed to Rolling Stone India. He was 63. Musicians who came up in his wake quickly paid tribute.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}