India shines at Grammy Awards as Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain win laurels

The Grammy Awards 2024 was a night to remember as it saw some surprises and few firsts. To begin with, Indian singer and music composer Shankar Mahadevan from Shakti clinched the award for Best Global Music Album at the Grammys, recognizing the album “This Moment.”

The three time Grammy winner Indian composer Ricky Kej shared the news on X and wrote- “Through this album 4 brilliant Indian musicians win Grammys!! Just amazing. India is shining in every direction. Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakhir Hussain. Ustad Zakhir Hussain won a second Grammy along with virtuoso flute player Rakesh Chaurasia. Brilliant!!!! ”

Mahadevan also shared some pictures all the way from the ceremony on his Instagram:

Miley Cyrus won her first ever Grammy for “Flowers.” Mariah Carey presented the award for best pop solo performance at the 66th Grammy Awards.