Parikrama

The classic hard rock band, Parikrama was formed in New Delhi in 1991 by the brothers, Subir Malik (Organ, Keyboards) and Nitin Malik (Lead Vocals). Over the years, Parikrama released numerous singles and toured extensively in India, Asia & the UK including opening for legendary British hard rock/heavy metal acts, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden & Nazareth and playing at the prestigious Download Festival in the UK as the first Indian band. The music of Parikrama is classic 1970s hard rock fused with elements of Indian music through the use of violin, flute, sitar and tabla, thereby creating a very unique sound.

Present line-up:

Nitin Malik – Lead vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Saurabh Choudhry – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Abhishek Mittal - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Subir Malik – Keyboards, Organ
Gaurav Balani – Bass
Srijan Mahajan – Drums

Accompanied by:

Suhail Ali Khan – Violin
Shambu Nath Bhattacharjee – Tabla, Percussion
Shashank Singhania – Flute
Dhruv Bedi – Sitar