Vanraj Shastri is an accomplished Sarangi player and vocalist from Gujarat now based in Mumbai.

He has a strong foundation in Indian classical music, began his journey with classical vocal and tabla training at the age of 8 at Saptak school of music.

He is a disciple of Sarangi exponent Pt. Dhruba Ghosh and now mentors with the illustrious Pt. Nayan Ghosh in Mumbais

A few Notable performances at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center (NMACC), NCPA Mumbai, Saptak festival, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi sangeet samaroh, Swar Samrat festival and many others..

He was invited to Russia to represent India and perform at the international BRICS Melody Festival and promote Hindustani music & culture in various schools through performance and lec- demonstrations.

He is all India radio and Doordarshan graded artist.

He is a winner of All India Radio Music Competition in Sarangi solo.

He is the only Sarangi player to be giving workshop at the prestigious Berklee college of music, Boston, USA during his USA tour 2024.

He has performed at Columbia university, USA September 2025

He is a part of ARAJ band and has been touring various part of USA & Europe.

He has recorded an original music track with Budapest symphony orchestra. Titled as “Chinari Dreams”

Has has played Sarangi in many Bollywood films and has worked with renowned artists like Shankar Mahadevan, Salim - Sulaiman, Sukhwinder Singh, Sachin - Jigar and many others..

Vanraj has also been teaching to many students all around the world.

Vanraj & his wife Rakhi, they both have their own foundation titled as ‘Immerse music & dance foundation’ where they promote Hindustani music & dance through various initiatives in Ahmedabad & Mumbai.

Our another artist is

Aakash Trivedi is a tabla player training under the tabla maestro Pt. Yogesh Samsi since the past 10 years. His initial training took place under Shri Munjal Mehta of Ahmedabad. He is a B high graded artist from All India Radio, has been awarded the CCRT scholarship for young musicians and holds a M.A. in Music. Aakash regularly accompanies vocal and instrumental recitals at various venues across the country.

The programme is being hosted by Tulsipatra Art Foundation, we request you to come by a cab or auto as the old area of heritage city won't be able to accommodate everyone's vehicles.