List of Artists/Groups Empanelled

(As on 29.02.2023)

Folk Art

 Folk Music – Artists/Groups Empanelled in the year 2016

S.No Name of the Artist & contact Links Grading Date of Last
Details performance
481. Kashmir Music Society https://youtu.be/yBLi4suXE4w P
SRINAGAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8f5sZ
Add: House No: 351 -I/ C, Bemina Housing ih2Yo
Colony Opposite post office,
Srinagar – 19001
Cell No. : 09419010836
E-mail :kashmirmusicsociety@gmail.com
Folk/Light Music of Kashmir

482. K.S.Naagachandrika Bhat Repetition of s.no 87 P

Playback Singer
Add: No.891/33,3rd Cross, Ashok Nagar,
BSK 1st Stage, 2nd Block
Bangalore
Tel:91-9886798683
Email- chanduubhat@gmail.com

Folk Fusion Fantasy

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483. Sanatomba Rajkumar RHYTHMS OF MANIPUR.wmv P 19 Aug - 21 Aug 2017
Add: Uripok Ningtoukhongjam Lekai, Fussion music folk song 2015 (by Rhythms
Imphal West – 795001 of Manipur)
Tel: 08974005015,09774862768 by robindrokhurai singh
Email: sanatomba_rk@yahoo.in, RHYTHMS OF MANIPUR.wmv
Rhythms_music@yahoo.in by bouchand12
world bamboo day instrumental music
ICCR Empanelled by sukumar haobam
Fusion Music/ManipuriFolk Musci The Rhythms+ of Manipur at Singapore
by Gopal Krishna
484. Sukamal Maitra https://youtu.be/yblbqfcUJVs P
Secretary, Kolkata SHILPOBHUMI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0uG
Add: 75, Netaji Subhas Road, PO Panihati, bmlmSBg
Kolkatta-700114 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K6vO
Cont. No. : +91-9432153371 / +91- b_ktAc
9051082829
E-mail : shilpobhumi@yahoo.com
Senior Fellow of Ministry of Culture

“A Poetic Journey of original Bengali Folk

Song & Instrument with Rabindranath
Tagore”

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  Folk Music – Artists/Groups Empanelled in the year 2017
S.No Name of the Artist & contact Links Grading Date of Last
Details performance
485. Anuj Sharma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlMjS O 16 Mar - 18 Mar. 2018
(Ramanuj Sharma) u2sLqY
Add: MIG 62, Phase- 1, Kabeer nagar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMHf
Raipur (chhattish garh) l93nkw
Pin code - 492099 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C34Dp
Mob: 9303309000, 8963939000 5vbPhM
Email: anujs10001@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQFT
ST9q2A
Padma Shri Awardee (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaoc9L
Uy8Ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrjv0
zDtL4

486. Malini Awasthi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1sjo O 10 Nov - 13 Nov. 2017

Mob:09971498345, 09415414302
Email: malini.awasthi@gmail.com
Padma Shri Awardee (2016)
MRB44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JQGV
Iawbi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsCpt
jmsIDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af4CYL
hbWfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VdIb
w2YeyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GaU_

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4BLF
QfnLNQ
https://www.youtube.com/user/folksinger
malini

487. Hasan Khan 1. Hasan khan Darbari song. E 17- 18 March, 2023
Add : Mazdoor Para Jaisalmer, Pincode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj14ghvb
345001 qdE
Rajasthan 2. Watch Hasan khan jaisalmeri songs
Mob: 9828513535 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f6piA9qsg
Email: darbari.rhythm.of.dunes@gmail.com 38
3. Rajasthani jaisalmeri Kalbeliya dance
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=riA_wOsT
6VA
4. Rajasthani jaisalmeri Ghoomar dance
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_yrvSA8
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5. Rajasthani jaisalmeri Bhvayi dance.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gNgnblz5
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6. Rajasthani jaisalmeri Ghodaliya song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p9saNsTj
4Ew

488. Appanath Kalbeliya https://youtu.be/ncIfKSnzB88 E

Add: Sanjay c Colony, Pratap nagar,
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Pincode- 342003
Mob: 9828026002

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 Email: pervispgomes@yahoo.com
489. Shri Adinath Bapurao Vibhute
Add: R/o 1183/1 "Guruprasad
Kuti"Budhgaon,TAl- Miraj, Dist-Sangli,
Maharashtra, Pin-416304.
Ph. -02332366517
Mob-09923751717, 07719891717
Email: kalakarvibhute.shahir@gmail.com
490. Pankaj Gupta
(Folk Singer, Performer, Composer &
Lyricist)
Add: D-239, Flat-12, 2nd Floor, Street-
10,Laxmi Nagar,
Delhi-110092
Mobile – 09811045449, 09013663678
Mail – sakhavrind@gmail.com ,
pankajsakha3010@gmail.com
491. Abiogenesis
Address: Mr. Moa Subong, Band Leader
Abiogenesis, Lemla ki, Hse No-148, Near
Bethestha Higher Secondary School gate 1
lane, Walford Area, Dimapur – 797112
Nagaland, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq- E
VrcbD8uw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-eL-
o4WYUOZuAnOrA6XQqA/videos
https://youtu.be/Kfq7auwciag E
https://youtu.be/7rmQik0u8gg
https://youtu.be/Yr8btvJy_8o
https://youtu.be/tH91LYY3jhk
https://youtu.be/m6h9Bevss_4
https://youtu.be/FuqavmHNYxE
https://youtu.be/O8TuuJDL5Gs
https://youtu.be/KecSpEmNxQ4
https://youtu.be/2JS7uxvbTG4
https://youtu.be/LidUfpfVT68
https://youtu.be/l6kLu3UfpIw
https://youtu.be/Ttcqipzb97I
https://youtu.be/KBDDG9tJt9c
https://youtu.be/rspqgj9EaDE
New- E 3 Aug. – 8Aug. 2018*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOYq
q4eoGJA
Music
https://www.soundcloud.com/abiogenesis-
demo
Videos :
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 Phone: Moa - 9436003009
Ms. Arenla - 9402679046
Email: abiogenesis@rediffmail.com,
moasubong@gmail.com
Padma Shri Awardee (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/abiogenesis88
Soundcloud
https://www.soundcloud.com/aboiogenesis
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/abiogenesis88
Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/abiogenesis
howeymusic

492. Deen Bandhu Thakur https://youtu.be/63NI1YT3vqc E

Kala Kunj https://youtu.be/qpZNBiZXM5w
Add: Village- Manaatu, Post- Kamde, Thana- https://youtu.be/VmPsuX3I5fg
Kanke, District- Rachi, Jharkhand, Pincode-
835222
Mob: 09955442418, 09534128818,
07631089564, 08936010149, 07079297608
Email:anils9917@gmail.com

493. Nilanjana Banerjee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=len9e4 E

C/o - Chandan banerjee, Znk5g
Suryatoran ,
Add: Flat – 101 , 6/C –Thakurdasbabu Lane,
PO – Serampore,
Dist – Hooghly, West bengal , Pin – 712201.
Ph :- +91-9674537159, +91-7059469683
Email:musicalnilanjana@gmail.com

494. Shubhajit Dasgupta https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCju E

Add: A-17/102 Peerless Nagar, 27 F TSMMueecRICRgO9GWw
B.T.Road, Panihati Kolkata-114,

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Ph: 033-25835194, 9674461278.
Email: Dasguptamusic@Rediffmail.Com

495. Sudipta Ghosh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPG E

Subhash Udyan
Add: Dr. M.N. Saha Road, P.O. Panihati,
Kolkata- 700114
Mob: 09339298944, 9830274283,
9433111792, 033-25634400
Email:tutun.sudipta@gmail.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6XuO
0MfxE4
https://youtu.be/w7HhaJL6zqY
https://youtu.be/rb_4V4SoLu4
https://youtu.be/rMI0X9vqPtU

496. Ramesh ch Sarker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwN9 E

Add: 583, Purba Sinthee road, Madhughar EPjfZ74
PS: Dumdum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
Kolkata-700030 te3jGnQt9A
Mob: +919883240137, +919883093652 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6DXr
Email: ramita3652@gmail.com W1xet8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBDT
M7vmJKo

497. Shuvra Chakraborty https://www.youtube.com/upload E

Add: C/O Umapada Chakraborty Nischinda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtdo
Madhyapara Bally UuMAZWk
Howrah - 711227 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtdoUuM
Ph: 9903415344 AZWk
Email: chakrabortyshuvra16@gmail.com

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498. Dr. Jitendra Haripal
Add : PO- Sambalpur, Odisha.
M: 09861013092
Email-jitendra.rangabati@gmail.com
1. OSNA Awardee
2. Honorary Doctor of Literature for Folk
Art
499. Ashis Kumar Giri
Add :Purabi Apartment, M B-676/12, Salt
Lake, Kolkata- 700102,
Phone: 09836905231
Email : ashisgiri.air@gmail.com
500. Dr. Swapan Mukhopadhyaya
Add: Parampar flat- 8, AC- 128, Action
Area- 1 New town, Kolkata ( wes Bengal)-
700156
Mob: 09433345163, 09231399625
Email: folk.smukerjee@gmail.com
https://youtu.be/S1xxxLixQIw E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J-
sBP_I4lY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaX36
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GqJ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFVpG
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXE14
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qshSI_ E
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https://youtu.be/65GF1aLTywc E
https://youtu.be/LhSM-rbqhls
https://youtu.be/CsW93v3383U
https://youtu.be/w0HE-jSbfxw
https://youtu.be/ItEjl1IVBGE
https://youtu.be/6CaAgZAWnHo
https://youtu.be/BwU91DHhGiQ
https://youtu.be/jR2Tftw5OT0
https://youtu.be/XBXeAR8NLPc
https://youtu.be/xd5nr6vjkm8
https://youtu.be/okIaGYD22Z4
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501. Melita Pinto e Gomes https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ E 6 Sept. – 11 Sept.
Add: G/4 Altamont Society, B/h Grace query=mandomogi+goa 2018*
Church,
Margao, Goa. 403601
Mob: 9822184901

502. Susmita Das www.susmitadas.in O

Email: susmitamitudas@gmail.com or youtube

503. Debalina Bhowmick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2idhm E

Folks of Bengal 5eukqe
Add : Delhi office: e- 781, C.R. Park, New https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcofo
Delhi- 110019 awp6q8
Mob: 08820586887
Email – debalina@banglanatak.com

504. Shyamali Bhattacharya Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Xrw E

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Address: Bhaskar Bhattacherjee , 5no Bazar Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Qn7f
Lane , Po.Berhampore , Dist. Murshidabad , 3j0-Pkq
Pin - 742101 , West Bengal Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=1ntj
Phone: 09434178560, 09674191434 , 2-N24h8
09434381333 Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Igxyl
Email: Shyamalibhattacharya1@Gmail.Com pqdpz0
Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=22lw
fu6s4q8
Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=t6u6
cq76kbg

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505. Dr. Shailesh Shrivastava
Address: 105 A/ B wing, Ankur
Condominium Society, Opp. Hypercity
Mall, Link Road, Goregaon (West),
Mumbai - 400104
Phone: 09323326342
Email: singershailesh@gmail.com,
drshaileshsrivastava.in
506. Smt. Mamta Sharma
Phone: 09935615397, 08004925795
Email: Mamtasharma.music@gmail.com
Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Jawz
xhfp32s
Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Spw
dmcngyde
Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Ra-
Qelojnpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogDN_izae E
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwoixfv5
mr0&t=6s
https://youtu.be/j7dnUITh7BE
 Folk Singer State of U.P.,Bihar,Madhya Pradesh,Himachal
Pradesh,Punjab,Hariyana,Rajasthan,Maharastra.
https://youtu.be/ANVwT4lwXLY E
https://youtu.be/csgg6ASVZ5Q
https://youtu.be/CCfLc2Oi1qI
https://youtu.be/4VPaNpWNBg0
https://youtu.be/0Ozf5gY4GJA
https://youtu.be/O_p0caOOefs
https://youtu.be/stH1puJCNS8
https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/ravis
h-kumar-chhat-puja-470865
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  Folk Music – Artists/Groups Empanelled in the year 2018
S.No Name of the Artist & contact Links Grading Date of Last
Details performance
507. Saleem Khan Darbari https://youtu.be/kzm1hCgg0RE E
AlamKhana https://youtu.be/g63FjlhUJzg
Jaislamer https://youtu.be/4S5k2VekJNA
https://youtu.be/R0quX9y0hlw
Add: Majdoor Para Jaisalmer Rajasthan
https://youtu.be/g5JK7UWrReE
345001
Mob: 09049979584, 09414965983
Email:Desert.rythm@gmail.com

 Folk Music – Artists/Groups Empanelled in the year 2020

508. DR. NITU KUMARI Sonpur Mela Mohotshav (2017) E
Address: E 120/2, Hari Nagar Ashram, New https://youtu.be/e6-nVfLoul4
Delhi-110014. Bidesiya Bhikhari Thakur Vivah Geet Sonpur
Mobile: 8383923061, 7532041182 Mela Mohotshav (2017) by Dr. Nitu Kumari
Email: drnknootan@gmail.com Nootan
https://youtu.be/5ZUb6R-pWhw
Lal Rang Kohbar- Vivah Special, Etv Bihar
(2009)
https://youtu.be/WP100YL_uws
Kala Samvaad (24th March 2019) Dr. Nitu
Kumari
https://youtu.be/6aWCCOCN_Iw

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509. BAX KHAN
Chairman
Gunsar lok sangeet sansthaan
Add :- 80g & 12aa holder kalakar bhawan
geeta ashram jaisalmer rajesthan
510. SHELLY SHARMA
NACHDA PUNJAB CULTURAL MIRROR
Add :-House No. 3090, Gurdev Nagar,
Near PVR Flamez, Malhar Road,
Ludhiana – 141002, Punjab
Mobile: +91-9815469191
Ph: 0161-2428915
Email: culturalmirror@rediffmail.com
Email:
culturalmirrorindia@gmail.com
511. DR. PUSHPA PRASAD
Director,
Address: Surangama Kala Kendra, Chakbasu,
P.O. Ramna. Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 842002
Phone: 9431013501, 9431267117
Email: Surangama85@gmail.Com
dr.pushpa@hotmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_contin E
ue=235&v=QI9OIbknSX4
https://youtu.be/mRvYMHrAEf8 E
https://youtu.be/T-VW8BVsnGk
https://youtu.be/LOFPgg0iO1k
https://youtu.be/kdLjFwYAD7o
https://youtu.be/5Iz28RynD_k
https://youtu.be/Noy_xDaOwRc
https://youtu.be/U0F4rFR2hkw
https://youtu.be/eTK9x8xzwjI
https://youtu.be/0F_ISZT_bek
https://youtu.be/4uBlphizggA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL39gxk3 E
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJDNOyhOB14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlR_Cv6R
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaiwBJR
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICqdViA
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512. RAMCHANDRA GANGOLIYA
AJAY GANGOLIYA & GROUP
(ALL INDIA RADIO & TV B.HIGH GRADE ARTIST.)
AAKASHWANI KENDRA INDOR
“National Senior Fellowship Award 2020”
Ministry of Culture, Govt of India
Address: 45, Ganga Nagar Kajipura Ankpat Marg
Kajipura Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
Pin Code – 456006
Phone: 08839718863, 09575942781,
08109637051
Email: ajaygangoliya2016@gmail.com
Folkmusic551@gmail.com
 Folk Music – Artists/Groups Empanelled in the year 2021
513. Deen mohammad manganiar and Group
Rajasthani folk music and dance group
Address: Village Post Bhinyad
Tehsil Sheo Dist Barmer Rajasthan
Pin 344701
Phone: 09413810449 (whatsaap), 9636692455
Email: desertfolkmusic@gmail.com
https://youtu.be/4wHCUS3HPnM E
https://youtu.be/zhqLLunWGw0
https://youtu.be/oD4VWtZWUrE
https://youtu.be/NX9mclK1jiQ
https://youtu.be/DjVVjFIBtcs
https://youtu.be/2Q4Bbi7jxgQ
https://youtu.be/fuyqAt_HUwk
https://youtu.be/wwwxkjem1AI
https://youtu.be/0Kxj21tNVWY E
https://youtu.be/-90UfghSWbg
https://youtu.be/1c-hXP5DASc
https://youtu.be/UysCyHgTEBU
https://youtu.be/KxmzChF41z8
https://youtu.be/ITCBBx5POvA
https://youtu.be/L3KEVfOrgrc
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