Ghazal Vocalist · Composer · Storyteller

Dr. Anand Shankar

Where every note carries a lifetime of memory

Ghazals, patriotic songs, and film compositions — performed live across India's most cherished stages, carrying 27 years of stories in every note.

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Dr. Anand Shankar

A voice shaped by
discipline & devotion

I grew up singing — really singing — long before I understood what the words meant. My school choir teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal, Smt. Kaveri Sridhar, a Presidential awardee, trained me to sing in twelve languages. She didn't just teach music; she taught me that a voice has a responsibility.

Years in the Indian Army took me across the country and into the high altitudes of the Himalayas — and music came with me. After voluntary retirement, I finally found my music guru and returned to the stage with a different kind of depth. The stories I carry into every performance are not fictional.

Today I perform at venues across Bangalore — including the Prestige Centre of Performing Arts — and have taken my voice to film as a composer and singer. Every note is an attempt to honour the people and places that made me.

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Performances

Watch & Listen

Ghazal

Live at Prestige Centre of Performing Arts

Bangalore · 2024

Patriotic

National Integration Song — Doordarshan

All India Radio Archive

Film

Original Composition — Kannada Feature Film

Music Director · 2025

On Stage

Upcoming Performances

14
Jun 2025

An Evening of Classical Ragas

Prestige Centre of Performing Arts, Bangalore

Upcoming
22
Jul 2025

Patriotic Songs Night — Independence Celebration

Rashtrotthana Auditorium, Bangalore

Ghazal
TBA
2025

Kannada Feature Film — Premiere & Musical Night

Bangalore · Venue TBC

Film
Coming Soon · 2025

A new album is on its way

Ghazals, stories, and compositions crafted over a lifetime — arriving soon.

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Recognition

Press & Awards

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A voice that carries the weight of lived experience — every phrase is a story, every cadence a memory returned to the audience.

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Rare versatility — moving seamlessly between classical ragas and patriotic compositions without losing an ounce of feeling in either.

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His compositions for the film carry a tenderness that is deeply Kannada in spirit and deeply human in expression.

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Featured on Doordarshan National Integration Songs
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Film Music Composer Kannada Feature · 2025
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Multilingual Vocalist Trained in 12 Languages

Book a Performance

Whether you're planning a private concert, a cultural event, a corporate gathering, or a film project — I'd love to hear about it. Every performance is shaped by the occasion and the audience.

Reach out and let's create something worth remembering.

Email bookings@dranandshankarsings.com
Phone +91 95992 25379
Based in Bangalore, Karnataka
Available Pan India · Select International