The Band

Green Ragas performances center around founders Chinmaya Dunster and Sandeep Srivastav. Availability/venue appropriateness determine the choice of accompanying musicians.

“Our aim, through our music and films, is to provoke you to care.”

Chinmaya Dunster

Delhi-based Members

Sandeep Srivastav

Sandeep Srivastav (vocal)

Vocalist and composer who learnt Hindustani classical music under gurus, eminent musicologists and performers like Pt. Dharm Nath Mishra, Pt. Vinay Chandra Moudgalya and Sri. Madhup Mudgal. He has composed music and sung for Documentaries, theatre and NGO projects. He regularly conducts music workshops for Delhi University colleges, NGOs and corporate companies.

Shambhu Nath Bhattacharji

Shambhu Nath Bhattacharji (tabla)

A versatile tabla player/multi-percussionist who has made a mark as a soloist and has been accompanying top-level Hindustani classical musicians from a very young age. Also plays with jazz, rock and fusion music with equal ease and has traveled extensively and participated in some of the major music festivals across the globe.

Kiran Kumar

Kiran Kumar (flute)

Born in a musical family, started playing flute at a very early age. A highly sought after flautist by renowned Indian dance artistes, he has some fine solo performances to his credit too. He has taken part in many important music meets in India and abroad.

Lalit Kapil

Lalit Kapil (keyboard)

Also trained in tabla for six years and plays harmonium too. Over the years with a lot of hard work and training he has turned out to be a sought-after music arranger and sound recordist. He has accompanied top playback singers on their India and foreign tours.

Vijay Sachdeva

Vijay Sachdeva (acoustic / electric guitar)

Vijay moved to Kerala from Delhi to pursue his interest in guitar. He was fortunate to receive special attention from his teacher, who taught him the intricacies of western-style guitar playing. He is now is learning and enjoying playing Hindustani classical ragas.

Debabrata Biswas

Debabrata Biswas (bass)

Started as a rock lead Guitarist, and switched over to bass. A fine composer who regularly accompanies famous play-back singers from the Bombay film-industry on their domestic and international tours.

Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma (drums)

A multi-percussionist who plays daf, djembe and octopad with equal ease. After intensive training in tabla for several years, he chose to be a drummer. He is currently pursuing his advance training in Western music from the Delhi School of Music.

Mihir Natta

Mihir Natta (tabla)

Mihir belongs to a musical family of renowned tabla and sitar performers. He regularly performs with talented vocal and instrumental musicians of India. Works with the Song and Drama Division of Government of India.

International Collaborators

Chinmaya Dunster

Chinmaya Dunster (founder and co-leader, sarod and guitar, UK / Goa)

World/New Age composer since 1990 with 20 CDs to his credit. passionate defender of the environment of his adopted home, India. Works also in A&R identifying talent in India for major US record labels. www.chinmaya-dunster.com

Sangit Om

Sangit Om, aka Stefan Petersilge (flute & Cretan lyra - Germany / Greece)

New Age composer since 1989, expert in Cretan folk music and dance.

Prabodh

Prabodh (bass - Germany / UK)

Member of the UK band Presence, Recorded CDs with the Celtic Ragas Band, In A Split Second, Tarisha, and Presence.

Adarsha Forest

Adarsha Forest (guitar - UK)

Founder of UK band ‘Presence’. His forty-year musical career has taken him through rock, folk, jazz and Indian fusion, recording on over 20 albums. Has a passion for nature and the environment.

Guest Performers

Anand Richa

Anand Richa, aka Richa Tripathi (Indian Classical, folk, western Vocals - Bengal / Rajasthan / Gujarat)

New Age Composer and Singer since 2010, expert in Sanskrit Chanting & Rajasthani Folk.

Kanupriya Dhawan

Kanupriya Dhawan (Delhi)

Environmental poet.