One Nation, One Music, One Love. The Indian youth is the country’s biggest resource, but there are few creative platforms to express nationalistic sentiment. So, Rakshak Foundation came up with Desh Raag, an original music competition, which enables the youth to bring about the change that they envision, without the use of guns and violence. After the success of its first season, Desh Raag is now all set to launch Season 2.0, aiming to rejuvenate the waning patriotic spirit, while ensuring an opportunity for passionate musicians to create songs which are powerful enough to be called anthems. Participants are given chances to perform in front of music industry hotshots like Shankar Mahadevan and Prasoon Joshi, and maestros like Indian Ocean, thus giving them the required exposure. You may want to check out the following:
- Conceptualization and Evolution of Desh Raag
- Songs from Desh Raag Season 1.0
- Desh Raag 2.0 Teaser
- Rules and Regulations
- Desh Raag Registration Guide
- ‘Sorry’: Single by Mihir Joshi (Season 2.0 Judge) and his band
The competition will be executed in two phases:
- The first phase is an online phase (8th June to 1st October 2013), in which participants have to register their profile on the Desh Raag site and upload self-recorded compositions on the profile page. The compositions will then be judged by experts and 3 finalists will be chosen from this stage (tentative date for declaration of finalists: 1st December 2013). Please refer to the Desh Raag Registration Guide to create and update your profile.
- The 3 finalists chosen from the first stage will go on to perform live and compete. This stage culminates with declaration of the winner. There will be attractive prizes worth INR 4 lakhs for the three finalists, both in cash and kind (gift vouchers, software, opportunities etc).
One Nation, One Music, One Love. Don’t miss Desh Raag 2.0!
www.deshraag.org | www.facebook.com/deshraag
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