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'''Lokesh Anand''' (born March 13, 1978) is an Indian Shehnai Player. Lokesh has been learning under '''[[Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-29|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>, Hence belongs to '''[[Mewati gharana|Mewati Gharana]]'''.
'''Lokesh Anand''' (born 1978) is an Indian [[shehnai]] player. He studied with [[Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pandit Jasraj enthralled the audience with his Hindustani classical vocals - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/pandit-jasraj-enthralled-the-audience-with-his-hindustani-classical-vocals/articleshow/26778704.cms|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Times of India|date=6 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-29|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> and belongs to the [[Mewati gharana|Mewati Gharana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20200902/282162178608521|title= A homage to panditji|access-date=2021-07-15|via=PressReader}}</ref>
He is empanelled with the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] ([[Government of India]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iccr.gov.in/cultural/list-of-empanelment-artist/lokesh-anand-shehnai-group-shri-lokesh-anand|title="Lokesh Anand Shehnai Group Shri Lokesh Anand " {{!}} Indian Council for Cultural Relations|website=iccr.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> The key characteristics of Anand's Shehnai playing are neat fingering techniques, command over tempo along with richness and clarity in sound.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/music-maestros-cast-a-spell/329900.html|title=Music maestros cast a spell|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgevent.in/artist/view_artist.php?artistid=0000001450/|title=LOKESH ANAND (SHEHNAI PLAYER) working as Instrument - Organ Player, Instrument - Sahnai Wadak, Sahnai Wadak, Tasa Party from Shahdara Delhi, India {{!}} DG Event.in, dg artist- Anchor & Singer Management company|website=www.dgevent.in|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eventaa.com/shehnaiplayer-1459411202-5394|title=Lokesh Anand-Shehnai Player,Delhi {{!}} eventaa|website=eventaa.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anandfoundation.com/business-directory/5294/lokesh-anand/|title=Lokesh Anand|website=Anand Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>


== Early life and training ==
Anand is empanelled with the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] ([[Government of India]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iccr.gov.in/cultural/list-of-empanelment-artist/lokesh-anand-shehnai-group-shri-lokesh-anand|title=Lokesh Anand Shehnai Group Shri Lokesh Anand |website=iccr.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
Anand was born in [[Delhi]] and started receiving training from his father, Kalicharan when Lokesh was 8 years old. His father taught him the basic technique which separates him from others. Later in life, Lokesh received training from Pandit Anant Lal, Pandit Dayashankar and Pandit Jasraj.<ref name="लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|date=2018-12-29|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
 
Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgevent.in/artist/view_artist.php?artistid=0000001450/|title=Lokesh Anand (Shehnai Player) working as Instrument - Organ Player, Instrument - Sahnai Wadak, Sahnai Wadak, Tasa Party from Shahdara Delhi, India|website=www.dgevent.in|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eventaa.com/shehnaiplayer-1459411202-5394|title=Lokesh Anand-Shehnai Player, Delhi|website=eventaa.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anandfoundation.com/business-directory/5294/lokesh-anand/|title=Lokesh Anand|website=Anand Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>
 
During the [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], he performed online.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Now, tune in to Facebook for classical music|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/may/19/now-tune-in-to-facebook-for-classical-music-2145062.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The New Indian Express|date=19 May 2020 }}</ref>
 
== Biography ==
Anand was born in [[Delhi]] and started receiving training from his father Kalicharan at the age of eight. Later in life, Lokesh received training from [[Anant Lal|Pandit Anant Lal]], Pandit Dayashankar Lokesh, and further developed vocal nuances by becoming a disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj of the Mewati Gharana.<ref name="लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|date=2018-12-29|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
 
Lokesh Anand married Payal Anand in 1999. They have two children.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
 
== Performances ==
* Beemsen [[Sawai Gandharva]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAb5i7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.punekarnews.in%2fpune-day-one-of-sawai-gandharva-bhimsen-mahotsav-begins-with-the-melodious-sound-of-shehnai-by-lokesh-anand-and-vocalist-chetna-pathak%2f/RK=2/RS=J9Y9avO4lVU9ShYFIxArwP8G_Qw- Mahotsav</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAbpi7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2findianexpress.com%2farticle%2fcities%2fpune%2fshehnai-bhimwanti-and-a-historic-honour-sawai-gandharva-mahotsav-opens-on-a-luminous-note10413828%2f/RK=2/RS=Cth0p_sTLi_7EZuz096Z7jjSA28- </ref>
*[[Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] Music Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/two-day-national-music-and-dance-festival-celebrates-ustad-bade-ghulam-ali-khan-in-hyderabad/articleshow/126002793.cms</ref>
* Pandit Jasraj Sangeet Samaroh<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/how-pt-jasraj-continues-to-inspire-artistes/article65407462.ece|title= how pt. Jasraj continues to inspire artists|access-date=2022-05-13|website=The Hindu|date= 12 May 2022|language=en|last1= Sinha|first1= Manjari}}</ref>
* Vishnu Digambar Sammelan, Agra<ref name="लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग"/>
* A Chinese Concert in Drama<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/all-in-a-days-work/article19318652.ece|title=All in a day's work|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|date=2017-07-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Harivallabh Festival, Jalandhar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strains of shehnai, Dhrupad vocals mark beginning of Harivallabh Sammelan|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jalandhar/strains-of-shehnai-dhrupad-vocals-mark-beginning-of-harivallabh-sammelan-705703|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
* Sangeet Utsav Patiala<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/music-maestros-cast-a-spell/329900.html|title=Music maestros cast a spell|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
*[[Tansen Samaroh]], Gwalior<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.makemytrip.com/blog/hitting-the-right-notes-at-the-tansen-samaroh-in-gwalior|title=Hitting the Right Notes at the Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh|Sankatmochan Sangeet Samaroh]], Varanasi<ref>{{Cite news|last=Khanna|first=Shailaja|date=2021-05-06|title=What's unique about the Sankat Mochan festival|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/whats-unique-about-the-sankat-mochan-festival/article34501918.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Saptak Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Rajesh Iyer|date=Jan 3, 2016|title=Shehnai sets opening tone, flute closes the day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/shehnai-sets-opening-tone-flute-closes-the-day/articleshow/50424296.cms|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
*Sur Benaras<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Manjari|date=2016-04-07|title=Not gone with the wind|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/not-gone-with-the-wind/article8447002.ece|access-date=2021-05-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*Vani Veena Venu<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/lucknowites-enjoyed-this-enchanting-musical-evening/articleshow/99555757.cms|title=Lucknowites enjoyed this enchanting musical evening|access-date=2023-04-17|website=The Times of India|date=17 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]] sangeet sammelan<ref name=":1" />
*The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand [[Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/the-shehnai-saga-by-lokesh-anand/ET00449797 |title=The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand music-shows Mumbai |publisher=BookMyShow |access-date=2025-07-25}}</ref>
 
== Played Shehnai in Movie and Background music ==
*The Lokesh Anand Extraordinary man behind the Tune.  shehnai Played by [[Lokesh Anand]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=www-indulgexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org</ref> song Movie [[Dhurandhar]] Rehman Dakait entry song
 
*[[Mimi (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of 2021 [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] movie [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]] led by [[A. R. Rahman]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* Shehnai In Background Score [[Mira, Royal Detective]] season-3
*in the song "Khelo khellum under Aman pant" in [[Lust Stories 2]], a 2023 [[Netflix]] production,.
*[[Little Things (TV series)|Little Things Season 3]] on [[Netflix]] and [[Dice Media]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khelo Khellum (From the Netflix Series "Lust Stories 2") |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWGeaIcnYlc?si=_vVX4lToqqCDijQ7|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*Played Shehnai for the track [[Devara]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/devara-song-chuttamalle-anirudh-ravichander-romantic-melody-ntr-jr-janhvi-kapoor-dance-skills-sizzling-chemistry-9496373/ |title=Devara song Chuttamalle: Anirudh Ravichander's romantic melody explores NTR Jr, Janhvi Kapoor's dance skills, sizzling chemistry |website=indianexpress.com |date=2024-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929135859/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/devara-song-chuttamalle-anirudh-ravichander-romantic-melody-ntr-jr-janhvi-kapoor-dance-skills-sizzling-chemistry-9496373/ |archive-date=2024-09-29}}</ref>(south Indian movie) song Music Director [[Anirudh Ravichander]] Chuttamalle:
 
== Awards and recognition ==
*Ustad Bharat Ratna Bissmillah Khan award 2024<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/shehnai-artist-lokesh-anand-honored-with-bharat-ratna-ustad-bismillah-khan-award-1503337964.html|title=Shehnai artist Lokesh Anand honored with Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Award |publisher=Statesman News Service |location=New Delhi |date=August 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/new/shehnai-maestro-lokesh-anand-honoured-with-prestigious-ustad-bismillah-khan-award.html |title=Shehnai Maestro Lokesh Anand honoured with prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Award|date=23 August 2024 |website=dailypioneer.com |location=New Delhi}}</ref>
*Shehnai Ratna Award in 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/bhajan-sopori-and-faiyaz-khan-honoured_54916.html|title=Bhajan Sopori and Faiyaz Khan honoured|date=2010-02-26|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>
*Sangeet Ratna in 2005<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://worldmusiccentral.org/2018/08/05/artist-profiles-lokesh-anand/|title=Artist Profiles: Lokesh Anand|website=World Music Central.org|date=5 August 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
*Nomination for “[[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GIMA]]” Awards for Swan-Lake Op20{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Pandit Lokesh Anand
Birth nameLokesh Anand
Born (1978-03-13) March 13, 1978 (age 48)
Delhi, India
GenresIndian classical music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsShehnai
Websitewww.lokeshanand.com

Lokesh Anand (born 1978) is an Indian shehnai player. He studied with Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj[1][2] and belongs to the Mewati Gharana.[3]

Anand is empanelled with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Government of India).[4]

Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.[5][6][7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he performed online.[8]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Anand was born in Delhi and started receiving training from his father Kalicharan at the age of eight. Later in life, Lokesh received training from Pandit Anant Lal, Pandit Dayashankar Lokesh, and further developed vocal nuances by becoming a disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj of the Mewati Gharana.[9]

Lokesh Anand married Payal Anand in 1999. They have two children.[citation needed]

Performances[edit | edit source]

Played Shehnai in Movie and Background music[edit | edit source]

  • The Lokesh Anand Extraordinary man behind the Tune. shehnai Played by Lokesh Anand[24] song Movie Dhurandhar Rehman Dakait entry song

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

  • Ustad Bharat Ratna Bissmillah Khan award 2024[27][28]
  • Shehnai Ratna Award in 2010[29]
  • Sangeet Ratna in 2005[22]
  • Nomination for “GIMA” Awards for Swan-Lake Op20[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Pandit Jasraj enthralled the audience with his Hindustani classical vocals - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. ↑ "लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ↑ "A homage to panditji". Retrieved 2021-07-15 – via PressReader.
  4. ↑ "Lokesh Anand Shehnai Group Shri Lokesh Anand". iccr.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Lokesh Anand (Shehnai Player) working as Instrument - Organ Player, Instrument - Sahnai Wadak, Sahnai Wadak, Tasa Party from Shahdara Delhi, India". www.dgevent.in. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. ↑ "Lokesh Anand-Shehnai Player, Delhi". eventaa.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Lokesh Anand". Anand Foundation. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Now, tune in to Facebook for classical music". The New Indian Express. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  10. ↑ {{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAb5i7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.punekarnews.in%2fpune-day-one-of-sawai-gandharva-bhimsen-mahotsav-begins-with-the-melodious-sound-of-shehnai-by-lokesh-anand-and-vocalist-chetna-pathak%2f/RK=2/RS=J9Y9avO4lVU9ShYFIxArwP8G_Qw- Mahotsav
  11. ↑ {{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAbpi7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2findianexpress.com%2farticle%2fcities%2fpune%2fshehnai-bhimwanti-and-a-historic-honour-sawai-gandharva-mahotsav-opens-on-a-luminous-note10413828%2f/RK=2/RS=Cth0p_sTLi_7EZuz096Z7jjSA28-
  12. ↑ {{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/two-day-national-music-and-dance-festival-celebrates-ustad-bade-ghulam-ali-khan-in-hyderabad/articleshow/126002793.cms
  13. ↑ Sinha, Manjari (12 May 2022). "how pt. Jasraj continues to inspire artists". The Hindu. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  14. ↑ Rajan, Anjana (2017-07-21). "All in a day's work". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  15. ↑ "Strains of shehnai, Dhrupad vocals mark beginning of Harivallabh Sammelan". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  16. ↑ "Music maestros cast a spell".
  17. ↑ "Hitting the Right Notes at the Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior".
  18. ↑ Khanna, Shailaja (2021-05-06). "What's unique about the Sankat Mochan festival". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  19. ↑ Rajesh Iyer (Jan 3, 2016). "Shehnai sets opening tone, flute closes the day". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  20. ↑ Sinha, Manjari (2016-04-07). "Not gone with the wind". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  21. ↑ "Lucknowites enjoyed this enchanting musical evening". The Times of India. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Artist Profiles: Lokesh Anand". World Music Central.org. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  23. ↑ "The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand music-shows Mumbai". BookMyShow. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  24. ↑ {{Cite web |url=www-indulgexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org
  25. ↑ "Khelo Khellum (From the Netflix Series "Lust Stories 2")". YouTube. December 2024.
  26. ↑ "Devara song Chuttamalle: Anirudh Ravichander's romantic melody explores NTR Jr, Janhvi Kapoor's dance skills, sizzling chemistry". indianexpress.com. 2024-08-05. Archived from the original on 2024-09-29.
  27. ↑ "Shehnai artist Lokesh Anand honored with Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Award". New Delhi: Statesman News Service. August 31, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Shehnai Maestro Lokesh Anand honoured with prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Award". dailypioneer.com. New Delhi. 23 August 2024.
  29. ↑ "Bhajan Sopori and Faiyaz Khan honoured". Zee News. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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