India, Oct. 16 -- Mahesh Tinaikar, co-founder of the homegrown rock-n-roll band Indus Creed, died aged 62 on Wednesday. Tinaikar was the guitarist of the band that gained a cult following in the 1980s and 1990s with their brand of original melodic pop rock ensconced in heavy bass and drums.

Tinaikar is survived by three brothers and a partner. He was cremated in Mumbai on Thursday at 10 am.

Indus Creed, first called Rock Machine when Tinaikar co-founded it with bassist Mark Selwyn in 1984, was one of few India-based rock bands that first rode the wave of satellite or cable television, as music channels broadcast Western pop and rock music in India. The band cut albums with record labels, made music videos - Pretty Child, a song in their...