Grammy's Coming Home This Year'

'On February 1, 2026, everyone in India, please light a diya. Because the Grammy is coming home.'

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It's not the first time an Indian artiste has won a Grammy nomination.

But it IS the first time, an album of this magnitude -- that brings together 50 global artistes, and was conceived and executed within record time -- has been shortlisted to win a Grammy.

Delhi-born composer Siddhant Bhatia's album Sounds of Kumbha has been nominated in the Best Global Music Album category, alongside sitarist-composer Anoushka Shankar (a 14 time nominee) and Shankar Mahadevan-led Shakti Band.

Inspired by the devotion, the chants and timeless rhythms of the Maha Kumbh 2025, the album is a collaboration between Network18, HistoryTV18 and Universal Music India commissioned by the Uttar Pradesh government.

In this exclusive interview with Siddhant tells us how the universe conspired to bring together 50 artists from around the world, including Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Grammy winner Jim 'Kimo' West, Grammy-nominated Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari, V Selvaganesh, Madi Das, Ron Korb, Charu Suri, Kala Ramnath, Bhanumathi Narasimha, Kanika Kapoor, Pravin Godkhindito, and many more to create this historic moment for India.

Watch: Siddhant discusses the biggest challenge of making a project of this magnitude

For singer-performer Raja Kumari, winning the Grammy nomination a second time for Sounds of Kumbha is more than just a personal dream.

"God's timing is always divine," says the America-born artiste who was working on her album Kashi to Kailash when the opportunity came knocking.

"I remember I asked God. I told Mahadeva, 'I'm making this album for you and want it to reach the people who are meant to hear it. Please send me someone who can help me. And Siddhant literally called that same day," she confesses.