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{{short description|Indian Shehnai Player (Born 1978)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Pandit Lokesh Anand
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| birth_name = Lokesh Anand
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|03|13}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
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| instrument = [[Shehnai]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical music]]
| occupation = Musician
| website = {{URL|www.lokeshanand.com}}
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'''Lokesh Anand''' (born 1978) is an Indian [[shehnai]] player. He studied with [[Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pandit Jasraj enthralled the audience with his Hindustani classical vocals - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/pandit-jasraj-enthralled-the-audience-with-his-hindustani-classical-vocals/articleshow/26778704.cms|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Times of India|date=6 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-29|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> and belongs to the [[Mewati gharana|Mewati Gharana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20200902/282162178608521|title= A homage to panditji|access-date=2021-07-15|via=PressReader}}</ref>

Anand is empanelled with the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] ([[Government of India]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iccr.gov.in/cultural/list-of-empanelment-artist/lokesh-anand-shehnai-group-shri-lokesh-anand|title=Lokesh Anand Shehnai Group Shri Lokesh Anand |website=iccr.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>

Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgevent.in/artist/view_artist.php?artistid=0000001450/|title=Lokesh Anand (Shehnai Player) working as Instrument - Organ Player, Instrument - Sahnai Wadak, Sahnai Wadak, Tasa Party from Shahdara Delhi, India|website=www.dgevent.in|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eventaa.com/shehnaiplayer-1459411202-5394|title=Lokesh Anand-Shehnai Player, Delhi|website=eventaa.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anandfoundation.com/business-directory/5294/lokesh-anand/|title=Lokesh Anand|website=Anand Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], he performed online.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Now, tune in to Facebook for classical music|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/may/19/now-tune-in-to-facebook-for-classical-music-2145062.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The New Indian Express|date=19 May 2020 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Anand was born in [[Delhi]] and started receiving training from his father Kalicharan at the age of eight. Later in life, Lokesh received training from [[Anant Lal|Pandit Anant Lal]], Pandit Dayashankar Lokesh, and further developed vocal nuances by becoming a disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj of the Mewati Gharana.<ref name="लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/lokesh-anand-plays-madhuvanti-raga-032628-3532436.html|title=लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग|date=2018-12-29|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>

Lokesh Anand married Payal Anand in 1999. They have two children.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

== Performances ==
* Beemsen [[Sawai Gandharva]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAb5i7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.punekarnews.in%2fpune-day-one-of-sawai-gandharva-bhimsen-mahotsav-begins-with-the-melodious-sound-of-shehnai-by-lokesh-anand-and-vocalist-chetna-pathak%2f/RK=2/RS=J9Y9avO4lVU9ShYFIxArwP8G_Qw- Mahotsav</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrKAy7rKFFp9AEAbpi7HAx.;_ylu=Y29sbwNzZzMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1768136172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2findianexpress.com%2farticle%2fcities%2fpune%2fshehnai-bhimwanti-and-a-historic-honour-sawai-gandharva-mahotsav-opens-on-a-luminous-note10413828%2f/RK=2/RS=Cth0p_sTLi_7EZuz096Z7jjSA28- </ref>
*[[Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] Music Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/two-day-national-music-and-dance-festival-celebrates-ustad-bade-ghulam-ali-khan-in-hyderabad/articleshow/126002793.cms</ref>
* Pandit Jasraj Sangeet Samaroh<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/how-pt-jasraj-continues-to-inspire-artistes/article65407462.ece|title= how pt. Jasraj continues to inspire artists|access-date=2022-05-13|website=The Hindu|date= 12 May 2022|language=en|last1= Sinha|first1= Manjari}}</ref>
* Vishnu Digambar Sammelan, Agra<ref name="लोकेश आनंद ने बजाया मधुवंती राग"/>
* A Chinese Concert in Drama<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/all-in-a-days-work/article19318652.ece|title=All in a day's work|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|date=2017-07-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Harivallabh Festival, Jalandhar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strains of shehnai, Dhrupad vocals mark beginning of Harivallabh Sammelan|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jalandhar/strains-of-shehnai-dhrupad-vocals-mark-beginning-of-harivallabh-sammelan-705703|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
* Sangeet Utsav Patiala<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/music-maestros-cast-a-spell/329900.html|title=Music maestros cast a spell|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
*[[Tansen Samaroh]], Gwalior<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.makemytrip.com/blog/hitting-the-right-notes-at-the-tansen-samaroh-in-gwalior|title=Hitting the Right Notes at the Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh|Sankatmochan Sangeet Samaroh]], Varanasi<ref>{{Cite news|last=Khanna|first=Shailaja|date=2021-05-06|title=What's unique about the Sankat Mochan festival|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/whats-unique-about-the-sankat-mochan-festival/article34501918.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Saptak Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Rajesh Iyer|date=Jan 3, 2016|title=Shehnai sets opening tone, flute closes the day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/shehnai-sets-opening-tone-flute-closes-the-day/articleshow/50424296.cms|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
*Sur Benaras<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Manjari|date=2016-04-07|title=Not gone with the wind|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/not-gone-with-the-wind/article8447002.ece|access-date=2021-05-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*Vani Veena Venu<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/lucknowites-enjoyed-this-enchanting-musical-evening/articleshow/99555757.cms|title=Lucknowites enjoyed this enchanting musical evening|access-date=2023-04-17|website=The Times of India|date=17 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]] sangeet sammelan<ref name=":1" />
*The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand [[Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/the-shehnai-saga-by-lokesh-anand/ET00449797 |title=The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand music-shows Mumbai |publisher=BookMyShow |access-date=2025-07-25}}</ref>

== Played Shehnai in Movie and Background music ==
*The Lokesh Anand Extraordinary man behind the Tune. shehnai Played by [[Lokesh Anand]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=www-indulgexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org</ref> song Movie [[Dhurandhar]] Rehman Dakait entry song

*[[Mimi (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of 2021 [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] movie [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]] led by [[A. R. Rahman]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* Shehnai In Background Score [[Mira, Royal Detective]] season-3
*in the song "Khelo khellum under Aman pant" in [[Lust Stories 2]], a 2023 [[Netflix]] production,.
*[[Little Things (TV series)|Little Things Season 3]] on [[Netflix]] and [[Dice Media]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khelo Khellum (From the Netflix Series "Lust Stories 2") |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWGeaIcnYlc?si=_vVX4lToqqCDijQ7|date=December 2024}}</ref>
*Played Shehnai for the track [[Devara]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/devara-song-chuttamalle-anirudh-ravichander-romantic-melody-ntr-jr-janhvi-kapoor-dance-skills-sizzling-chemistry-9496373/ |title=Devara song Chuttamalle: Anirudh Ravichander's romantic melody explores NTR Jr, Janhvi Kapoor's dance skills, sizzling chemistry |website=indianexpress.com |date=2024-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929135859/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/devara-song-chuttamalle-anirudh-ravichander-romantic-melody-ntr-jr-janhvi-kapoor-dance-skills-sizzling-chemistry-9496373/ |archive-date=2024-09-29}}</ref>(south Indian movie) song Music Director [[Anirudh Ravichander]] Chuttamalle:

== Awards and recognition ==
*Ustad Bharat Ratna Bissmillah Khan award 2024<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/shehnai-artist-lokesh-anand-honored-with-bharat-ratna-ustad-bismillah-khan-award-1503337964.html|title=Shehnai artist Lokesh Anand honored with Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Award |publisher=Statesman News Service |location=New Delhi |date=August 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/new/shehnai-maestro-lokesh-anand-honoured-with-prestigious-ustad-bismillah-khan-award.html |title=Shehnai Maestro Lokesh Anand honoured with prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Award|date=23 August 2024 |website=dailypioneer.com |location=New Delhi}}</ref>
*Shehnai Ratna Award in 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/bhajan-sopori-and-faiyaz-khan-honoured_54916.html|title=Bhajan Sopori and Faiyaz Khan honoured|date=2010-02-26|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>
*Sangeet Ratna in 2005<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://worldmusiccentral.org/2018/08/05/artist-profiles-lokesh-anand/|title=Artist Profiles: Lokesh Anand|website=World Music Central.org|date=5 August 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
*Nomination for “[[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GIMA]]” Awards for Swan-Lake Op20{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Shehnai players]]
[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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