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Sandeep performs at Khyaal Yadnya 2021

June 2021

Sandeep wins the prestigious Apple Design Award for Innovation for his app NaadSadhana. 

Sandeep performs at Khyaal Yadnya 2021

Feb 2021

Sandeep performed at Khyaal Yadnya 2021, a 3 day festival to celebrate the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. He sang raga Abiri Todi and his own Agni (Fire) composition in raga Gujri Todi.


Photo: Kiran Khambete

'Anand Barasao' song goes viral

Dec 17 2020 

'Anand Barasao' or Goodbye to 2020 was the second video to go viral and was shared by Anand Mahindra on Twitter as his new year's eve message.

NCPEDP Mphasis Universal Design Award 2020

September 2020 

Sandeep Ranade is the recipient of the prestigious NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award for 2020.

The Universal Design Award  recognizes people who work for the cause of accessibility and universal design in areas ranging from built environment, transport infrastructure, mobility & independent living aids, and assistive technology, to name a few. 

Sandeep has been recognized for designing NaadSadhana, an app that makes Indian classical music accessible to people with vision and hearing impairments. This is a first app of its kind that enables everyone, disabled and non-disabled, to train themselves in classical music.

'Na Corona Karo' song goes viral

March 2020 

A. R. Rahman and Durga Jasraj share Sandeep Ranade's song 'Na Corona Karo' which vent viral on social media. Padma Vibhushan Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj, Shankar Mahadevan, Pt. Ajay Pohankar, Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Vijay Koparkar, Nana Patekar, Adnan Sami, Daler Mehndi, Shubha Mudgal, Richa Sharma, and many other celebrities, actors, musicians and news outlets praised the song and the message.


Demo'ing NaadSadhana to Shankar Mahadevan

Feb 2019 

Sandeep Ranade with Shankar Mahadevan, after demoing NaadSadhana for iOS.

Photo: Anuj Desai

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