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vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Ricky Kej</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:3-time_Grammy%C2%AE_Award-winner,_Ricky_Kej.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ricky Kej with his three Grammy Awards"><img alt="Ricky Kej with his three Grammy Awards" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/3-time_Grammy%C2%AE_Award-winner%2C_Ricky_Kej.jpg/220px-3-time_Grammy%C2%AE_Award-winner%2C_Ricky_Kej.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/3-time_Grammy%C2%AE_Award-winner%2C_Ricky_Kej.jpg/330px-3-time_Grammy%C2%AE_Award-winner%2C_Ricky_Kej.jpg 1.5x, 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Songwriter, Record Producer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2000–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rickykej.com">rickykej<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Ram Gyan "Ricky" Kej</b> (born 5 August 1981) is an Indian <a href="/wiki/Music_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Music composer">music composer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Environmentalist" title="Environmentalist">environmentalist</a>, a three-time <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy</a> Award winner and a four-time <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy</a> nominee.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej was conferred with a <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri award</a> in 2025 by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Droupadi_Murmu" title="Droupadi Murmu">Smt Droupadi Murmu</a> for his contributions to the Arts. He has performed at venues in over 35 countries including at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> headquarters in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2023, Kej was announced as a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/three-time-grammy-award-winner-ricky-kej-appointed-unccd-goodwill#:~:text=Three%2Dtime%20Grammy%20Award%20Winner%20Ricky%20Kej%20appointed%20UNCCD%20Goodwill%20Ambassador,-2%20June%202023&text=Bonn%20(Germany)%2C%2002%20June,of%20its%20official%20Goodwill%20Ambassadors.">UN "Goodwill Ambassador" (UNCCD)</a> at the United Nations General Assembly by then President, <a href="/wiki/Csaba_K%C5%91r%C3%B6si" title="Csaba Kőrösi">Csaba Körösi</a> .<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kej was also named a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" title="United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification">UNCCD</a> Land Ambassador<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the COP14 to raise public awareness about the challenges of <a href="/wiki/Land_degradation" title="Land degradation">land degradation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desertification" title="Desertification">desertification</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">drought</a>. Kej serves as a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unhcr.org/prominent-supporters/ricky-kej">"High-Profile Supporter" of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mgiep.unesco.org/article/grammy-award-musician-and-sdg-champion-ricky-kej-lends-voice-to-kindnessmatters">UNESCO - MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness"</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> Celebrity Supporter,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is an ambassador for the <a href="/wiki/Earth_Day" title="Earth Day">Earth Day Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Kej was named as a GQ Hero 2020 by <a href="/wiki/GQ" title="GQ">GQ</a> magazine<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2023, Kej was declared as GQ "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gqindia.com/content/meet-the-winners-of-gq-men-of-the-year-2023">Man of the Year</a>". </p><p>In 2015, he won a Grammy at the <a href="/wiki/57th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="57th Annual Grammy Awards">57th Annual Grammy Awards</a> for his album <i>"Winds of Samsara"</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Best_New_Age_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Best New Age Album">Best New Age Album</a> category.<sup id="cite_ref-Grammy_WOS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammy_WOS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project, his 14th studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the US <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> New Age Albums Chart in August 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_WOS_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_WOS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RockingTheKej_Hindu_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RockingTheKej_Hindu-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a first for a person of Indian origin.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_NRIPulse_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_NRIPulse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album also peaked at No. 1 on the <a href="/wiki/Zone_Music_Reporter" title="Zone Music Reporter">Zone Music Reporter</a> Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_July2014_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_July2014-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Ricky Kej won his second Grammy at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a> for his album <i><b>"</b>Divine Tides"</i> in collaboration with Rock & Roll legend <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Age,_Ambient_or_Chant_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album">Best New Age Album</a> category. This album was critically acclaimed by numerous news agencies such as <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_News" title="Bloomberg News">Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Guardian" title="The Sunday Guardian">The Sunday Guardian</a>, <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a> among others. </p><p>In 2023, Ricky Kej won his third Grammy for his album <i>"Divine Tides"</i> at the <a href="/wiki/65th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="65th Annual Grammy Awards">65th Annual Grammy Awards</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Immersive_Audio_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album">Best Immersive Audio Album</a> category, which took place in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> in February.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kej also performed keyboards on the 2016 Grammy-winning album <i>Grace</i>, produced and composed a song on the 2016 Grammy-nominated album <i>Love Language</i> and arranged and performed keyboards on the 2015 Grammy-nominated album <i>Ayahuasca Dreams</i>. His album <i>Shanti Samsara – World Music for Environmental Consciousness</i> was launched on 30 November 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference">2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference</a> by Indian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> and then French president, <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Hollande" title="François Hollande">Francois Hollande</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EconomicTimes_Launch_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EconomicTimes_Launch-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the months since its launch, Kej has traveled widely speaking about conservation and the environment, including a visit to the Republic of <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>, where he interviewed and created music with three-term ex-president, <a href="/wiki/Anote_Tong" title="Anote Tong">Anote Tong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kirabati_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kirabati-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej is credited with over 3,500 placements for radio and television <a href="/wiki/Jingles" class="mw-redirect" title="Jingles">jingles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3000_Jingles_BetterIndia_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3000_Jingles_BetterIndia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He composed the music for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup_opening_ceremony" title="2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony">2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony</a>, held at <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> on 17 February 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsons_Profile_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsons_Profile-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 July 2016, he was awarded the Excellence and Leadership award as a global humanitarian artist at the <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations" title="Headquarters of the United Nations">United Nations Headquarters</a>, New York and performed excerpts from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> live in the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations General Assembly Hall">United Nations General Assembly Hall</a>. Kej concluded his performance at the United Nations General Assembly by saying, "To end, I want to state the obvious ... Climate change is real ... Climate change is human induced. Climate change is affecting us all ... and our actions affect countries on the other side of the world."<sup id="cite_ref-Performs_at_UN_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Performs_at_UN-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Novus_Summit_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Novus_Summit-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Kej was named in the "Real Leaders 100 List". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asianage.com/age-on-sunday/250218/samsaras-real-leader.html">Real Leaders</a> (a signatory to the United Nations) curates this list of leaders who 'Inspire the Future'.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the only representative from India. In May 2018, Kej was honoured by the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons of Canada</a> for "Outstanding Musical and Humanitarian Achievement".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his endeavour to familiarise children with the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> (SDGs), he created <i>My Earth Songs</i> – 27 children's rhymes based on the 17 SDGs. These songs launched by <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> are published in over five million textbooks (English, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> languages).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kej's life and journey as a musician are now taught to 7th-grade children in India as part of the ICSE syllabus English textbooks.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej is notably also a professor at the <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Advanced_Studies" title="National Institute of Advanced Studies">National Institute of Advanced Studies</a> (at the Indian Institute of Science).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ricky Kej was awarded <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-Balakrishna,_Ajith,_Shekhar_Kapur,_Shobana_honoured_with_Padma_Bhushan,_Arijit_Singh,_Ricky_Kej_conferred_with_Padma_Shri_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Balakrishna,_Ajith,_Shekhar_Kapur,_Shobana_honoured_with_Padma_Bhushan,_Arijit_Singh,_Ricky_Kej_conferred_with_Padma_Shri-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ricky Kej was born in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> on 5 August 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Half Punjabi and Marwari by birth,<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_Mid-Day_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_Mid-Day-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej grew up in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> and moved to <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> when he was eight years old and has lived there since.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kej_NRIPulse_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_NRIPulse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed his schooling at the <a href="/wiki/Bishop_Cotton_Boys%27_School" title="Bishop Cotton Boys' School">Bishop Cotton Boys' School</a>, Bangalore and subsequently dentistry from the <a href="/wiki/The_Oxford_Educational_Institutions" title="The Oxford Educational Institutions">Oxford Dental College</a> in Bangalore. He did not pursue a career in the field and opted for a career in music instead.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_TNIE_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_TNIE-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej holds two <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">Doctorate Degrees</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Letters" title="Doctor of Letters">Doctor of Letters</a>) from the <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Institute_of_Social_Sciences" title="Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences">Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences</a>, Bubaneshwar and from <a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Institute_of_Technology_and_Management" title="Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management">Gitam University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </p><p>While attending university he joined a progressive rock band which he says gave him a good foundation and exposure to music.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_Mid-Day_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_Mid-Day-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an early interview, Kej's mother, Pammi Kej, has opined that her son's artistic genes were inherited from his grandfather Janaki Das, an actor, Olympic cyclist, and freedom fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungOnTheConsole_Hindu_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungOnTheConsole_Hindu-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej does not look upon his degree in dentistry as an alternate career option, and notes that there are ups and downs in every occupation and there is no real need for a backup career.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_TNIE_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_TNIE-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has revealed that his decision to follow a career in music was not an easy one for his parents to accept.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_NRIPulse_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_NRIPulse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_career">Music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginnings">Beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kej started off his career as the keyboardist of Bengaluru-based progressive rock band Angel Dust.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years into the band, he moved on to become a full-time composer and set up his own studio, Raveolution, in 2003. He eventually went on to create music for over 3,000 ad jingles and <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> films. Though Kej's work is an amalgamation of multiple genres, he has maintained that the essence of his work retains the aesthetic of his Indian roots, largely based on <a href="/wiki/Hindustani_classical_music" title="Hindustani classical music">Hindustani classical</a> music and a bit of <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">carnatic</a> music. He has cited Pakistani <a href="/wiki/Qawwali" title="Qawwali">qawwal</a> <a href="/wiki/Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan" title="Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan">Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan</a> and British vocalist <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> as inspirations to constantly challenge and push his own musical boundaries. Kej is a self-taught musician but studied classical music at around the age of 24 to overcome what he observed as a handicap at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-BusinessStandard_Feb2015_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BusinessStandard_Feb2015-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shanti_Orchestra"><i>Shanti Orchestra</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Shanti Orchestra"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kej had released 17 studio albums by 2013,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> most of which were released in the US but not in his home country of India. He has noted that this was on account of the poor music-buying culture in India and the dominant presence of the Hindi film music industry in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej's 13th studio album, <i>Shanti Orchestra,</i> was released on 9 July 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-SO_AMG_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SO_AMG-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album peaked at No. 3 in November 2013 on the ZMR Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart,<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_Nov2013_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_Nov2013-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was ranked No. 37 on the ZMR Top 100 Airplay Chart for 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_2013_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_2013-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was nominated for a 2013 ZMR Music Award<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_Feb2015_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_Feb2015-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the track "Forever" from the album was also nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award in the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-HMMA_2013_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMMA_2013-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2_Unite_All"><i>2 Unite All</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2 Unite All"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kej produced a benefit album, <i>2 Unite All</i>, with <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a><sup id="cite_ref-2UniteAll_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2UniteAll-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2UniteAll2_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2UniteAll2-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> aimed at urgent humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. The album also features <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a>, drummer from the English rock band the Police, drummer <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)" title="Rick Allen (drummer)">Rick Allen</a> of English rock band <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a>, American rock band <a href="/wiki/System_of_a_Down" title="System of a Down">System of a Down</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Serj_Tankian" title="Serj Tankian">Serj Tankian</a>, and Grammy Award-winning opera singer <a href="/wiki/Sasha_Cooke" title="Sasha Cooke">Sasha Cooke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NDTV_Feb2015_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTV_Feb2015-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Winds_of_Samsara"><i>Winds of Samsara</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Winds of Samsara"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Winds of Samsara</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-WOS_AMG_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WOS_AMG-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his 14th studio album and a collaboration with South African flautist <a href="/wiki/Wouter_Kellerman" title="Wouter Kellerman">Wouter Kellerman</a>, was released on 15 July 2014 after being in production for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneIndia_Feb2015-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej and Wouter Kellerman had built a bond over <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>. In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine, Kej has noted that given Mandela's admiration for Gandhi and Gandhi's years in South Africa, the duo believed it would make for an interesting cross cultural collaboration. The two pieces initially recorded evolved into several recordings and eventually the full album. The album featured about 50 instruments and 120 instrumentalists. The 'Samsara' in the album name has many meanings – the world around us, the world within us, family, ideals, etc. <i>Winds</i> was specifically chosen because of the album's flute-based style.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_Feb2015_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_Feb2015-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard New Age Albums Chart in August 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_WOS_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_WOS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RockingTheKej_Hindu_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RockingTheKej_Hindu-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a first for a person of Indian origin<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_NRIPulse_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_NRIPulse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and stayed in the top 10 for 12 weeks straight. The album also peaked at No. 1 on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_July2014_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_July2014-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was ranked No. 3 on the ZMR Top 100 Airplay Chart for 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_2014_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_2014-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 5 December 2014 Kej and Kellerman were announced as nominees for a Grammy award in the Best New Age Album category.<sup id="cite_ref-Grammy_WOS_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammy_WOS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the strongest contenders for the award was Grammy-winning Japanese artist <a href="/wiki/Kitaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitaro">Kitaro</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Symphony_Live_in_Istanbul" title="Symphony Live in Istanbul">Symphony Live in Istanbul</a>, but the duo went on to eventually win the award on 8 February 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-DH_Feb2015_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DH_Feb2015-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej dedicated the award to non-film music composers in India.<sup id="cite_ref-IBNLive_Feb2015_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IBNLive_Feb2015-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shanti_Samsara"><i>Shanti Samsara</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Shanti Samsara"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 30 November 2015, his album <i>Shanti Samsara – World Music for Environmental Consciousness</i> was launched at COP 21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference by Indian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EconomicTimes_Launch_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EconomicTimes_Launch-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The prime minister personally presented French president <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Hollande" title="François Hollande">François Hollande</a> with a copy of the CD.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A video featuring music from the album was also played for UN Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a> and the gathering of world leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-KollyStar_Launch_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KollyStar_Launch-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was one of several projects discussed during a meeting Prime Minister Modi had with Kej following his Grammy win.<sup id="cite_ref-IndianExpress_Inspiration_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IndianExpress_Inspiration-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej found inspiration in Modi's concern for the environment and set out to specifically develop a project to express a message of environmental consciousness.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> When completed, more than 300 actors, artists and musicians from around the world had contributed to the making of the album's 24 tracks and four music videos. These include: </p> <ul><li>Indian musicians <a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt" title="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt">Vishwa Mohan Bhatt</a> and famed Bollywood actor <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Bachchan_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bachchan-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>American singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Gary_Nicholson_(singer)" title="Gary Nicholson (singer)">Gary Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Lawrence_(songwriter)" title="Philip Lawrence (songwriter)">Philip Lawrence</a> from Bruno Mars</li></ul> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister,_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg/420px-Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg" decoding="async" width="420" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg/630px-Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg/840px-Ricky_Kej_with_Indian_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a><figcaption>Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi felicitates Ricky Kej after his Grammy® win</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>regular collaborator <a href="/wiki/Wouter_Kellerman" title="Wouter Kellerman">Wouter Kellerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra">The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Tin" title="Christopher Tin">Christopher Tin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlene_Koldenhoven" title="Darlene Koldenhoven">Darlene Koldenhoven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Yarrow" title="Peter Yarrow">Peter Yarrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo" title="Ladysmith Black Mambazo">Ladysmith Black Mambazo</a></li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Soweto_Gospel_Choir" title="Soweto Gospel Choir">Soweto Gospel Choir</a></li> <li>the Monks of Sherab Ling</li> <li>Canadian vocalist <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Gasoi" title="Jennifer Gasoi">Jennifer Gasoi</a></li> <li>the "Singing Nun of Nepal" <a href="/wiki/Ani_Choying_Drolma" title="Ani Choying Drolma">Ani Choying Drolma</a></li> <li>Chinese zither virtuoso <a href="/wiki/Mei_Han" class="mw-redirect" title="Mei Han">Mei Han</a></li> <li>Taiwanese erhu player <a href="/wiki/Lan_Tung" title="Lan Tung">Lan Tung</a></li> <li>Azeri singer Ilhama Gasimova</li> <li>artists and soloists from Vietnam, Korea and Senegal</li> <li>the voice talents of Frances Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Lindsay Wagner and a special message spoken by Japanese Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Shinz%C5%8D_Abe" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinzō Abe">Shinzō Abe</a><sup id="cite_ref-KollyStar_Launch_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KollyStar_Launch-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>On 23 December 2015, Kej was invited to perform a song from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> in a special arrangement featuring over a hundred students from the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in a special performance for India's President <a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a>. Also in attendance were many state and national officials and an audience of nearly 13,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-BishopCotton_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BishopCotton-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016 "Samsara" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> received the December 2015 Global Music Awards Gold Medal for World Music – India,<sup id="cite_ref-Global_Music_Awards_January_2016_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global_Music_Awards_January_2016-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the International Acoustic Music Awards for Best Open/Acoustic Open Genre<sup id="cite_ref-International_Acoustic_Music_Awards_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International_Acoustic_Music_Awards-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 1 March 2016, he was named as a finalist in the 2015 in the World Music category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="My_Earth_Songs"><i>My Earth Songs</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: My Earth Songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, Kej released <i>My Earth Songs</i>, music for children on the environment and sustainability. This is a set of 27 songs, with each song based on a United Nations <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goal</a> aimed to create awareness and inspire the younger generation to make a tangible positive impact in their lives and lives of people around them. Notably, Kej has released these songs in the public domain for completely <a href="/wiki/Non-commercial" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-commercial">non-commercial</a> purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej has teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Macmillan_Publishers" title="Macmillan Publishers">Macmillan Publishers</a> to feature these songs in English language school textbooks from 2019. He has also partnered with UNICEF to spread these songs to children across the world and is working on translating them to several different Indian and global languages.<i><sup id="cite_ref-auto_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> My Earth Songs</i> was honoured at the UN SDG Action Awards in Bonn, Germany on 2 May 2019 for its outreach and impact.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UN SDG Action Awards recognize outstanding achievements and innovative efforts to promote action on the Sustainable Development Goals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divine_Tides"><i>Divine Tides</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Divine Tides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2021, Kej released <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.divinetidesmusic.com/">Divine Tides</a></i> in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> who is the founder of <a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a>. Notably, Kej and <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> recorded this album in its entirety virtually over the course of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">Covid-19 pandemic</a> and only met in person later on. Featuring artists from around the world, Divine Tides garnered rave reviews and eventually won Kej his second <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> for the Best New Age Album category at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> in April 2022. Kej also went on to win his third <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> in February 2023 at the <a href="/wiki/65th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="65th Annual Grammy Awards">65th Annual Grammy Awards</a> for <i>Divine Tides</i> under the Best Immersive Audio Album category. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_-_Beyond_Borders"><i>Police - Beyond Borders</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Police - Beyond Borders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After winning two <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> together, Kej and <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> teamed up again to launch their album <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://variety.com/2023/music/global/police-classic-songs-global-languages-stewart-copeland-ricky-kej-1235688509/">Police - Beyond Borders</a> in August 2023. Featuring a reimagination of some of the most iconic songs of <a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a> with symphony orchestra in diverse global languages and traditional musical styles, this album featured global artists such as the frontman of <a href="/wiki/System_of_a_Down" title="System of a Down">System of a Down</a> - <a href="/wiki/Serj_Tankian" title="Serj Tankian">Serj Tankian</a>, Chinese superstar <a href="/wiki/Cui_Jian" title="Cui Jian">Cui Jian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soweto_Gospel_Choir" title="Soweto Gospel Choir">Soweto Gospel Choir</a> and Mzansi Youth Choir from South Africa, Indian singers and composers <a href="/wiki/Shankar_Mahadevan" title="Shankar Mahadevan">Shankar Mahadevan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salim%E2%80%93Sulaiman" title="Salim–Sulaiman">Salim-Sulaiman</a>, Berklee Indian Ensemble and many more. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg/220px-Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg/330px-Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg/440px-Ricky_Kej_Conducting_the_Royal_Philharmonic_at_Abbey_Road_Studios.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Ricky Kej Conducting the 100-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rendition_of_the_Indian_National_Anthem"><i>Rendition of the Indian National Anthem</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rendition of the Indian National Anthem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2023, Kej released his rendition of the Indian National Anthem featuring over 100 musicians of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Royal Philharmonic Orchestra">Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> to commemorate <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)" title="Independence Day (India)">India's Independence Day</a>. Recorded at the legendary <a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios" title="Abbey Road Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a>, Kej became the first ever Indian to conduct the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Royal Philharmonic Orchestra">Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</a> and this 100-piece <a href="/wiki/Orchestra" title="Orchestra">orchestra</a> is the largest ever to record <a href="/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana" title="Jana Gana Mana">India's National Anthem</a>. This rendition was released to huge praise with several leaders of the Indian Government including <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> sharing it on their <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-reacts-to-grammy-winner-ricky-kej-s-rendition-of-indian-national-anthem-101692061679773.html">social media pages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Break_of_Dawn"><i>Break of Dawn</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Break of Dawn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2024, Kej released his new album <i>Break of Dawn</i> . Celebrated for its innovative blend of ancient <a href="/wiki/Raga" title="Raga">Indian Raags</a>, the album is designed to promote <a href="/wiki/Mental_health" title="Mental health">mental health</a> and wellness, offering a deeply meditative listening experience that soothes the mind and uplifts the spirit. Nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">67th Grammy Awards</a> in the "<a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Age,_Ambient_or_Chant_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album">Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album</a>" category, <i>Break of Dawn</i> continues to garner international acclaim for its artistic and scientific significance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_live_performances">Notable live performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable live performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In June 2015, Kej was a featured artist and performer at the 11th ZMR Annual Music Awards and Gala Celebration in New Orleans, LA</li> <li>In December 2015, Kej gave an exclusive performance for the President of India, <a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Dr. Pranab Mukherjee</a> at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bengaluru</a></li> <li>In July 2016, on the occasion of <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi's</a> state visit to <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, Kej performed for Indian Prime Minister, <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> and other South African state leaders</li> <li>In July 2016, Kej performed at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations" title="Headquarters of the United Nations">United Nations Headquarters</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a></li> <li>In May 2017, Kej performed at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> for a second time on invitation by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(diplomat)" title="Peter Thomson (diplomat)">Peter Thomson</a>, the then-President of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">UN General Assembly</a>.</li> <li>Kej performed in Langley, Canada, in aid of <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">United Nations Women</a>, to raise awareness on the plight of <a href="/wiki/Child_marriage" title="Child marriage">child brides</a></li> <li>In October 2017, Kej performed at the historic <a href="/wiki/Vidhana_Soudha" title="Vidhana Soudha">Vidhana Soudha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bengaluru</a> with his ensemble of over 200 musicians from eight countries. In attendance were legislators, ministers, bureaucrats, and the president of the island nation of <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anote_Tong" title="Anote Tong">Anote Tong</a>.</li> <li>In January 2018, Kej delivered the finale performance at the RoundGlass Music Awards 2018 at <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>. The event saw <a href="/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>, <a href="/wiki/BT_(musician)" title="BT (musician)">BT</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ronny_Cox" title="Ronny Cox">Ronny Cox</a> being honored.</li> <li>In June 2018, Kej performed to thousands of people in front of the historic <a href="/wiki/India_Gate" title="India Gate">India Gate</a> as a part of the <a href="/wiki/World_Environment_Day" title="World Environment Day">Global Environment Day</a> celebrations</li> <li>In May 2018, Kej performed 2 concerts at the <a href="/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University" title="Simon Fraser University">Simon Fraser University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surrey,_British_Columbia" title="Surrey, British Columbia">Surrey</a>, and at the Surrey Fusion Festival.</li> <li>In October 2018, Kej performed for the President of India, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Minister of Science & Technology for the Indian International Science Festival.</li> <li>In October 2018, Kej performed a large-scale concert for the <a href="/wiki/Chinmaya_Mission" title="Chinmaya Mission">Chinmaya Mission</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium_(Chennai)" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)">Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> to over 6000 people</li> <li>In October 2018, Kej performed for the Queen of Mysore and over 20,000 people at the historic <a href="/wiki/Mysore_Palace" title="Mysore Palace">Mysore Palace</a> as a part of their annual Dussehra celebrations.</li> <li>In October 2018, Kej was invited by the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> to perform at the historic <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Nations" title="Palace of Nations">Palais Des Nations</a> headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> for the first Global Air Pollution Conference.</li> <li>In December 2018, Kej performed at the annual Visakha Utsav in <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> on 28 December to over 88,000 people.</li> <li>In February 2019, Kej was invited to perform at the Headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> on 14 February in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> as a part of the launch of their "Make Listening Safe" initiative.</li> <li>In March 2019, Kej performed to 3000 people for the launch of India's first blue-chip natural history film – <a href="/wiki/Wild_Karnataka" title="Wild Karnataka">Wild Karnataka</a> – for which he also composed the original background score, with the film being narrated by <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">Sir David Attenborough</a>.</li> <li>In July 2019, on the occasion of <a href="/wiki/Kargil_Vijay_Diwas" title="Kargil Vijay Diwas">Kargil Vijay Diwas</a> celebrating 20 years of India's victory over <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a>, Kej performed a concert in <a href="/wiki/Leh" title="Leh">Leh</a> to over 10,000 soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a>.</li> <li>In September 2019, Kej performed at the high-level <a href="/wiki/COP14" class="mw-redirect" title="COP14">COP14 summit</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> to an audience of world leaders, high-level dignitaries. He was honored with the title of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" title="United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification">UNCCD</a> Land Ambassador by <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Thiaw" title="Ibrahim Thiaw">Ibrahim Thiaw</a>, the Executive Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" title="United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification">UNCCD</a>.</li> <li>In September 2019, Kej performed multiple concerts in New York, notably at <a href="/wiki/Central_Park" title="Central Park">Central Park</a> for the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>'s Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge Campaign.</li> <li>In October 2019, Kej performed at the launch of the United Nations Global Campaign on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>.</li> <li>In December 2019, Kej was the headlining act in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> for the Hozo Festival.</li> <li>In January 2020, Kej headlined the <a href="/wiki/Jaipur_Literature_Festival" title="Jaipur Literature Festival">Jaipur Literature Festival</a> and he followed this with a live performance to over 20,000 people at <a href="/wiki/Sirsi,_Karnataka" title="Sirsi, Karnataka">Sirsi</a> for Kadambotsava 2020.</li> <li>In September 2020, Kej performed multiple virtual concerts at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, including the closing of the high-level Biodiversity Conference. Several world leaders and prominent dignitaries were in attendance.</li> <li>In May 2022, Kej was invited to open the <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a> with a concert. This was the first time that the Cannes Film Festival opened with a music performance.</li> <li>In October 2022, Kej was invited to perform at <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">The Food and Agriculture Organization</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> to celebrate <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Day" title="World Food Day">World Food Day</a>.</li> <li>In November 2022, Kej performed for <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF's</a> celebration of "<a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Day" title="Children's Day">World Children's Day</a>" which was also attended by <a href="/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" title="Sachin Tendulkar">Sachin Tendulkar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana" title="Ayushmann Khurrana">Ayushmann Khurrana</a> as the regional ambassadors in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</li> <li>In December 2022, Kej headlined concerts at the "HOZO Festival" in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> as well as the annual Serendipity Arts Festival in <a href="/wiki/Panaji" title="Panaji">Panaji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goa" title="Goa">Goa</a>.</li> <li>In February 2023, Kej performed at the <a href="/wiki/List_of_G20_summits" title="List of G20 summits">G20 Summit</a> in Bengaluru. In attendance were the Finance Ministers of all participating nations and several High-level delegates. In April 2023, Kej performed in Bhubaneshwar, India to over 6000 people for the Y20 Summit. In attendance were the Members of Parliament from all <a href="/wiki/G20" title="G20">G20 Nations</a>. In April 2023, Kej performed in Leh, India for the <a href="/wiki/G20_summit" class="mw-redirect" title="G20 summit">G20 Summit</a> to celebrate India's G20 Presidency. Ministers from all G20 Nations and several high-level delegates were present</li> <li>In March 2023, Kej performed at the Historic <a href="/wiki/Gateway_of_India" title="Gateway of India">Gateway of India</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> to over 5000 people for “Mumbai Kaustubh”</li> <li>In April 2023, Kej headlined the “Namaste France” festival in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> at the <a href="/wiki/La_Seine_Musicale" title="La Seine Musicale">La Seine Musicale</a> to perform for an exclusive audience. This event celebrated 25 years of strategic partnership between India and France</li> <li>In June 2023, Kej performed at the <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations" title="Headquarters of the United Nations">United Nations Headquarters</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> for the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" title="United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification">UNCCD</a> along with Senegalese singer <a href="/wiki/Baaba_Maal" title="Baaba Maal">Baaba Maal</a> and Malian singer <a href="/wiki/Inna_Modja" title="Inna Modja">Inna Modja</a> to launch their Her Land, Her Rights Campaign. Modja is also a <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_ambassador" title="Goodwill ambassador">Goodwill Amabassador</a>. The performance was to raise the profile of the UNCCD's campaign to increase the ownership of land by women.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July 2023, Kej joined hands with the <a href="/wiki/American_India_Foundation" title="American India Foundation">American India Foundation</a> to perform a <a href="/wiki/Benefit_concert" title="Benefit concert">benefit concert</a> at the historic Gotham Hall in New York. A record-breaking 3.1 million dollars was raised to support Skilling, Nutrition, Education, and Health to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in Education, Livelihoods, and Public Health</li> <li>In July 2023, Kej performed at the launch of the World Rehabilitation Alliance in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, at the WHO Headquarters.</li> <li>In August 2023, Kej performed a sold-out concert at the <a href="/wiki/Siri_Fort_Auditorium" title="Siri Fort Auditorium">Siri Fort Auditorium</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>. This was a concert for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Mission LiFe’ to inspire change and celebrate Mother Nature</li> <li>In August 2023, Kej headlined the ‘<a href="/wiki/Festival_of_Nations" title="Festival of Nations">Festival of Nations</a>’ in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St.Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>. Over 20,000 people were in attendance.</li> <li>In August 2023, Kej performed with <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> at an exclusive concert in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li>In September 2023, Kej headlined the ‘Ganesh Utsav’ in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a> and performed for over 5000 people</li> <li>In September 2023, Kej performed in <a href="/wiki/Central_Park" title="Central Park">Central Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> for the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organisation's</a> “Walk the Talk” event to promote Health for All.</li> <li>In November 2023, Kej performed at the Odisha Millets Convention and at the Dharitri Youth Conclave in <a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a></li> <li>In November 2023, Kej headlined the Virasat Festival in <a href="/wiki/Dehradun" title="Dehradun">Dehradun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a>, and performed for over 7000 people</li> <li>In December 2023, Kej performed at the <a href="/wiki/Dubai_Opera" title="Dubai Opera">Dubai Opera House</a> with <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2023_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference">COP28 Summit.</a> Leaders from several participating nations were in attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In December 2023, Kej performed in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a> at the prestigious <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">UNHCR</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nansen_Refugee_Award_recipients" title="List of Nansen Refugee Award recipients">Nansen Refugee Award Ceremony</a>. Established in 1954, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nansen_Refugee_Award_recipients" title="List of Nansen Refugee Award recipients">UNCHR Nansen Refugee Award</a> honors individuals, groups, and organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, as well as internally displaced and stateless people<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In December 2023, Kej performed to the backdrop of the historic <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Memorial,_Kolkata" title="Victoria Memorial, Kolkata">Victoria Memorial</a> in Kolkata to celebrate the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)" title="Victory Day (Bangladesh)">Vijay Diwas</a>"</li> <li>In September 2024, Kej performed in pre antaragani, one of the biggest cultural fests in India, at IIT kanpur.</li> <li>In October 2024, Kej took the stage at Falak, the cultural fest of Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_work">Other work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008 Kej received an advertising award at the One Show Awards, followed by a second advertising award at the Adfest Asia Awards in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI2_Feb2015_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI2_Feb2015-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, he was nominated for an award at the <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a> for his jingle for <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kej_AMG_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_AMG-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was dubbed an "India Rules Artist" by TV channel VH1 in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-NewIndianExpress_Feb2015_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewIndianExpress_Feb2015-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej has appeared as a guest judge on many singing reality shows in India. Kej is a trustee and founding member of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.majollymusictrust.org/">Majolly Music Trust</a>. Their main objectives are to raise the standards of music education in India and to set up a pension fund for old and infirm musicians who are no longer able to make a livelihood from musical performances and recordings.<sup id="cite_ref-MajollyMusicTrust_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MajollyMusicTrust-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Kej was shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iabca.com.au/">India Australia Business & Community Awards</a> (IABCA).<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Ricky collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_Institute_of_Education_for_Peace_and_Sustainable_Development" title="Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development">UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)</a> to release the song "Shine Your Light". The song was a collaboration between Indian artists and refugee artists who were persecuted for their love of music. The song was performed in four different languages (English, Dari, Farsi, and Pashto) by 24 young refugee musicians living in India, inviting listeners to celebrate humanity, togetherness, and solidarity. </p><p>In 2022, on India's 75th Independence Day, Ricky brought together 12 refugees from 4 nationalities to record a rendition of India's national anthem as a tribute to India. In December, he was announced as a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">UNHCR</a> "Goodwill Ambassador". </p><p>At the Asia Initiatives Gala in September 2022, Kej was also awarded with the prestigious "Ban Ki-Moon Award" by former Secretary General of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-Moon</a> for this advocacy work. </p><p>Kej works closely with several wings of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>. As a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Goodwill_Ambassador" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Goodwill Ambassador">United Nations Goodwill Ambassador</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" title="United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification">UNCCD</a>), Kej uses his massive celebrity status to raise awareness on issues such <a href="/wiki/Land_degradation" title="Land degradation">land degradation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desertification" title="Desertification">desertification</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">drought</a>. Notably, he has composed the official "Land Anthem" for the UNCCD and is a passionate advocate for their "Her Land, Her Rights" campaign to champion Gender Equality and Women's Land Rights.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kej is a "High Profile Supporter of the two-time Nobel Peace-Prize Winning organization <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights" title="United Nations Commission on Human Rights">UNCHR</a>) and is involved in several of their campaign to protect <a href="/wiki/Refugee" title="Refugee">refugees</a> and other displaced peoples. Kej works closely with the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organizations</a>" "Make Listening Safe" initiative that aims to realize a world where people of all ages can enjoy recreational listening without risk to their hearing. Kej also works with <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> as a "Celebrity Supporter" to help protect children's rights.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Year </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Recipient </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Nominated work </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Award </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Result </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2008 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Jingle - TreesforFree.org </td> <td>One Show – Advertising </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-TOI2_Feb2015_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI2_Feb2015-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2009 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Jingle – Seventy mm Movie Rentals </td> <td>Adfest Asia Award – Advertising </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-TOI2_Feb2015_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI2_Feb2015-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2010 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Jingle – <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td> <td>Cannes Award – Advertising </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Kej_AMG_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kej_AMG-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2">2013 </td> <td rowspan="2">Ricky Kej </td> <td><i>Shanti Orchestra</i> </td> <td>ZMR Music Award </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_Feb2015_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_Feb2015-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Forever" from <i>Shanti Orchestra</i> </td> <td>Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award for Best New Age/ Ambient Song </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-HMMA_2013_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMMA_2013-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;">2015 </td> <td rowspan="7">Ricky Kej / <a href="/wiki/Wouter_Kellerman" title="Wouter Kellerman">Wouter Kellerman</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><i>Winds of Samsara</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> Award for <a href="/wiki/Best_New_Age_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Best New Age Album">Best New Age Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Grammy_WOS_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammy_WOS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ZMR Award for Album of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-ZMR_2014_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZMR_2014-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ZMR Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-ZMR_2014_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZMR_2014-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ZMR Award for Best World Album </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-ZMR_2014_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZMR_2014-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South African Music Award for Best Producer of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2015_SAMA_Winners_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_SAMA_Winners-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Mahatma" from <i>Winds of Samsara</i> </td> <td>Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award for Best World Song </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-HMMA_2014_Music_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMMA_2014_Music-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"New Earth Calling" from <i>Winds of Samsara</i> </td> <td>Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award for Best New Age/ Ambient Song </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-HMMA_2014_Music_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMMA_2014_Music-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Ricky Kej </td> <td>"Panasonic P81" (Panasonic P81) </td> <td>Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award for Song/ Score – Commercial Advertisement </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-HMMA_2014_Visual_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMMA_2014_Visual-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Global Indian Music Award </td> <td>Special Recognition for Global Achievement </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mirchi Music Award </td> <td>Best International Musician </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zee TV Kannada Award </td> <td>Global Musician Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td rowspan="5">Ricky Kej </td> <td rowspan="2">"Samsara" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> </td> <td>Global Music Awards World Music – India </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Global_Music_Awards_January_2016_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global_Music_Awards_January_2016-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>International Acoustic Music Awards for Best Open/Acoustic Open Genre </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-International_Acoustic_Music_Awards_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International_Acoustic_Music_Awards-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One Song" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> </td> <td>Los Angeles CineFest </td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe">Semi-Finalist </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Welcome_to_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Welcome_to-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Ganga" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> </td> <td>Los Angeles CineFest </td> <td style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe">Semi-Finalist </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Welcome_to_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Welcome_to-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Radio One Award </td> <td>Youth Star Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2017 </td> <td rowspan="3">Ricky Kej </td> <td>"Ganga" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> </td> <td>Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Ganga" from <i>Shanti Samsara</i> </td> <td>SUNCINE </td> <td>Finalist </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Professional Achievement Award </td> <td>RNRI Awards </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Outstanding Musical and Humanitarian achievement </td> <td>House of Commons of Canada </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9">2019 </td> <td rowspan="9">Ricky Kej </td> <td>Interfaith Leadership Award </td> <td>Vishwa Shanto Padam </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One With Earth Song" </td> <td>17th Independent Music Awards </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>My Earth Songs </td> <td>UN SDG Action Awards </td> <td>Finalist </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One With Earth Song" </td> <td>Indie Short Fest </td> <td>Finalist </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One With Earth Song" </td> <td>CineMagic Film Festival </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One With Earth Song" </td> <td>Shahu International Film Festival (SIFF) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"One With Earth Song" </td> <td>Cult Critic Movie Awards </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Breathe Life </td> <td>Shahu International Film Festival (SIFF) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Citizen Extraordinaire Award </td> <td>Rotary Club </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2020 </td> <td rowspan="3">Ricky Kej </td> <td>GQ Hero </td> <td>GQ Magazine </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Community Services Art and Culture Award </td> <td>India Australia Business and Community Awards (IABCA) </td> <td>Finalist </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>India Australia Impact Award </td> <td>India Australia Business and Community Awards (IABCA) </td> <td>Finalist </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10">2022 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Honorary PhD </td> <td>Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Shyam Munshi Lifetime Achievement Award </td> <td>Rotary Club of Bombay </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>"Green Influencer of the Year" </td> <td>Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>United Nations Refugee "Goodwill Ambassador" </td> <td>UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>"Excellence and Leadership Award" as a Global Humanitarian Artist </td> <td>Awarded at United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>3-Star Civilian Honor </td> <td>Awarded by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Ban-Ki-Moon Award </td> <td>Awarded by former Secretary General of UN Ban-Ki-Moon </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej / <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> </td> <td>Divine Tides </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> Award for <a href="/wiki/Best_New_Age_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Best New Age Album">Best New Age Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej / <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> </td> <td>Divine Tides </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> Award for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Immersive_Audio_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album">Best Immersive Audio Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Global Peace Award </td> <td>Awarded by Chisthy Foundation Ajmer Sharif </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2023 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>United Nations "Goodwill Ambassador" </td> <td>UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Most Stylish Music Personality </td> <td>Hindustan Times Most Stylish 2023 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>GQ Man of the Year </td> <td>GQ </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2025 </td> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Break of Dawn </td> <td>Grammy Nominee at the <a href="/wiki/67th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="67th Annual Grammy Awards">67th Annual Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td>Nominee </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej </td> <td>Contribution to the Arts </td> <td>Padma Shri Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Kej / Abby V </td> <td>Aarambh </td> <td>Global Music Album of the Year at <a href="/wiki/Juno_Awards" title="Juno Awards">JUNO</a> </td> <td>Nominee </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Record Label </th></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Break of Dawn </td> <td>Vedam, Universal Music, Verve Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Aarambh (Abby V with Ricky Kej) </td> <td>Sufiscore </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Police Beyond Borders (with Stewart Copeland) </td> <td>Kinetic Kollection Overseas Inc. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Divine Tides (with Stewart Copeland) </td> <td>Kinetic Kollection Overseas Inc. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2020 </td> <td>Wild Karnataka </td> <td>Ricky Kej Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mann Mein Aman </td> <td>Merchant Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>My Earth Songs </td> <td>Universal Music </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ek </td> <td>BToS Productions </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Shiva (Ricky Kej LIVE in India) </td> <td>Strumm Entertainment </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2017 </td> <td>Earth Love: Music for Relaxation </td> <td>Raveolution Studios </td></tr> <tr> <td>Epic Trailer Music </td> <td>Raveolution Studios </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Shanti Samsara – World Music for Environmental Consciousness </td> <td>Zee Music </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Winds of Samsara </td> <td>Listen 2 Africa </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2013 </td> <td>Ballad of Maya </td> <td>Ricky Kej Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fiery Drums Volume 2 </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shanti Orchestra </td> <td>Ricky Kej Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kamasutra Lounge – The Deluxe Edition </td> <td>Varese Sarabande </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2012 </td> <td>Bollywood in the club </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Punjabi in the club </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mesmerizing Santoor </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2011 </td> <td>Fiery Drums Volume 1 </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Urban Grooves South India </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mesmerizing Flute </td> <td>EMI - Virgin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>Kamasutra Lounge 2 </td> <td>Universal Music </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Kamasutra Lounge </td> <td>Free Spirit Records </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>Communicative Art </td> <td>Free Spirit Records </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_soundtracks">Film soundtracks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Film soundtracks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Film</th> <th>Language</th> <th>Note </th></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Accident_(2008_film)" title="Accident (2008 film)">Accident</a></i> </td> <td>Kannada</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Venkata_in_Sankata" title="Venkata in Sankata">Venkata in Sankata</a></i> </td> <td>Kannada</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Kutumba" title="Crazy Kutumba">Crazy Kutumba</a></i> </td> <td>Kannada</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Karnataka" title="Wild Karnataka">Wild Karnataka</a></i></td> <td>English</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i>Who Is Baul</i></td> <td>Bengali</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adrishya_Jalakangal" title="Adrishya Jalakangal">Adrishya Jalakangal</a></i></td> <td>Malayalam</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/MR-9" class="mw-redirect" title="MR-9">MR-9</a></i> </td> <td>Bengali</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Featured_compilations">Featured compilations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Featured compilations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Asha Waali Dhoop (2006)</li> <li>Mumbai Spirit (2007)</li> <li>Cafe Goa (2007)</li> <li>Relaxation DAilleurs (2007)</li> <li>Doosha Project (2008)</li> <li>Hangzhou Lake (2008)</li> <li>Indian Zen (2008)</li> <li>Vox Del Taire (2009)</li> <li>Chillout Bombay II (2010)</li> <li>Chillout Lounge Classics (2010)</li> <li>Dance the Golden Years (2010)</li> <li>Bollywood Remixed (2010)</li> <li>Masters of Fusion (2011)</li> <li>Best of 2011–12 Fusion (2012)</li> <li>Chillout Flute (2012)</li> <li>Best of Fusion- Indian Spirit (2012)</li> <li>Party Drums (2013)</li> <li>Grace - Paul Avgerinos (2015)</li> <li>Ayahuasca Dreams - Ciro Hurtado (2015)</li> <li>Love Language - Wouter Kellerman (2015)</li> <li>Symphonic Soweto - Wouter Kellerman, Soweto Gospel Choir (2017)</li> <li>Ila - The Earth Symphony (2020)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Kej&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jingle" title="Jingle">Jingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_award" title="Music award">Music award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New-age_music" title="New-age music">New age music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">Film score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safe_listening" title="Safe listening">Safe listening</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu">Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debaki_Bose" title="Debaki Bose">Debaki Bose</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shambhu_Maharaj" title="Shambhu Maharaj">Shambhu Maharaj</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devika_Rani" title="Devika Rani">Devika Rani</a> (1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Hebbar" title="K. K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a>) (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. 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