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INTRODUCING ADVAITA!!!!!

Abhishek Mathur 
Guitars, Electronics


Anindo Bose 
Keyboards, Electronics


Chayan Adhikari
Lead Vocals (western)


Aman Singh Rathore 
Drums,Percussion


Suhail Yusuf Khan 
Sarangi, Hindustani Vocals


Ujwal Nagar 
Hindustani vocals


Mohit Lal
Tabla & Percussions

Gaurav Chintamani
Bass Guitar
Abhishek is one of the founding members of the band and was instrumental in the formation of the line up in 2004.


He handles lead guitar duties for Advaita and has established his own unique ‘textural’ sound in the band apart from having written most of the lyrics in the early years.


A composer and producer, he makes music for films, TV shows, theater and other media. Heavily influenced by electronic music, Abhishek is deeply involved in the electronic ‘soundscaping’ of Advaita songs.

Anindo is regarded as one of the premier keyboard players of Delhi. He is also the sound technician of


Advaita, and in fact has opened his own home studio (Plug N’ Play) where the band has recorded several of their songs. Outside Advaita, Anindo is a key member of Artistes Unlimited, a musical entourage of singers and instrumentalists from all musical styles.


He also records, composes and produces music for various commercial projects and has recently added to this a growing reputation as an excellent ‘live’ sound engineer.

Chayan’s soothing husky voice provides the perfect foil for the low heavy classical baritone of Ujwal Nagar. Advaita’s ‘western singer’, has been singing in the group Artistes Unlimited where other members of Advaita spotted him.


His early musical inspirations came from artists like Stevie Wonder and of late he has found a great likening to retro rock, blues and jazz.


Chayan has emerged as the main lyric writer of the band and is also adding to the music arrangement with his acoustic guitar playing. He has also sung for a Hindi film called ‘Sorry Bhai’.

Aman, or as his friends know him, Kumar, is an experienced drummer on the Delhi music circuit. He has completed his eight grades in drums, in accordance with Trinity School of Music, London, and is presently a teacher at Gurgaon School of Music and Performers Collective, New Delhi. Previously, Kumar has played with some well known outfits in Delhi, like Astroreth and Blue Funk and also various corporate shows with renowned session musicians of the city.


Playing in a band which he believes is a creating a different kind of fusion, excites him and this is most evident in the band’s new ‘rhythm’ based compositions drawing from rhythmic structures of Western as well as Indian traditions.

The beautiful drone of the Sarangi is the most important embellishment in Advaita’s sound. Suhail is the grandson of the Sarangi maestro Ustaad Sabri Khan and the nephew of the young Sarangi genius Kamal Sabri under whose guidance he has been learning and performing his instrument from a very young age.

Though even now only 20, he has already performed on stage all over the world with renowned artists like ‘guitar god’ Steve Vai and the world famous Talvin Singh.

Always open to experimentation, he plays frequently at the dance club 'Elevate' with DJ Dale using his instrument in styles very few classical musicians have ever done.

Gifted with a sensational voice, Ujwal is a singer par excellence. Disciple of his mother famous Kathak and Hindustani music exponent Urmila Nagar and Late Us. Bashir Ahmed Khan, Ujwal has performed in India, Italy, Thailand & USA


Although purist at heart while performing classical music he is an example of the evolving picture of Indian classical musician. He has enriched his musical pursuit by collaborating with other genres of music, including lending his voice to the background score for the critically acclaimed documentary ‘Dalai Lama-Renaissance man’. Vocalist by profession, he is also an astounding Tabla player trained under his brother virtuoso Vishal Nagar


Mohit is a percussionist, his main instrument being the tabla. He is the son of the kathak sensation, the late Pandit Durga Lal.


Mohit receives training from the tabla player Akram Khan and has performed in and outside India with artists like sitar player Gaurav Maujumdar and others.


He has also had the privilege of accompanying the sarod maestro Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan in a concert

Gaurav, the latest member to join the line up, is a seasoned guitarist and bassist on the Delhi scene and has played with outfits like Trademark, Artistes Unlimited, Soap and Level 9.


He is also trained sound engineer and runs Quarter Note Studios, a well established studio in south Delhi where apart from conducting recording sessions; he composes and produces music for commercial projects.

 Courtesy : http://www.advaitaonline.net/profiles.html

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