Maed in India
Maed in India

Maed in India

Maed in India

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Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.

Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 

The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.

“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Recent Episodes

St. Cyril
FEB 13, 2025
St. Cyril

Ever lost something so good you kicked yourself for it? Well, we did. But lucky for you, we’ve found it! Welcome to our Lost & Found series, which features episodes we recorded but you’ve not had the chance to see! On the episode we’ve got brothers Sarthak and Shashwat Karkare with their rock duo, St. Cyril.

 

If spending every waking minute with each other wasn’t enough, then why not start a SECOND band together! Out with their debut album, Hurt People Hurt People, vocalist and guitarist Sarthak and drummer Shashwat take us through their telepathic abilities, why their songs bear the hallmark of their 80s/90s influences, why self-awareness is the key to breaking cycles of hurt, the struggles of creating basslines without a bassist, and hopefully they’ll invite us to that neighbourhood block party we’ve coaxed them into doing.

 

Song List:

Trouble (01:55 - 05:20)

Twice Over (15:35 - 18:48)

My Therapist Says (32:58 - 35:56)

I Got You (42:56 - 46:08)

 

Follow St. Cyril:

Instagram @stcyrilmusic

 

St. Cyril is: 

Sarthak Karkare on vocals and lead guitar

Shashwat Karkare on drums

 

Come be our friend:

Instagram @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Husein Haveliwala, Ruchi Sawardekar, Sean D’mello, Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati and Natasha Vakil

Content: Quoyina Ghosh

Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji

Recorded at Island City Studios

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47 MIN
Queendom
MAR 7, 2024
Queendom

Here’s a very special episode of Maed in India. 

You may have heard of this very cool gig called the Red Bull Tour Bus.

It’s a behemoth music tour that travels across India, bringing you extraordinary Indian indie performances. It’s now been 10 years since it started and recently, our very own Mae Mariyam Thomas along with fellow music aficionados Nirmika Singh and Amit Gurbaxani were the judges got to judge the Red Bull Off The Roof Band Hunt, where young artists or bands have the chance to play the gig of a lifetime. Though they were spoiled for choice with the talent there had to be one winner - soul R&B crew Queendom! 

 

Brecilla D'Souza and Damini Gautam are back (check out their 2021 Ladies Special episode here) and with their whole band in tow and new unreleased music to share.

 

Learn how to manifest a performance on Red Bull Off The Roof tour bus, the power of 3 part harmonies, why the stage is their safe space and of course, what it really means to be a queen and making that word less la di da. 

 

Song List (Audio):

Pussy Talk (01:41 - 07:09)

Colony (16:11 - 18:26)

Search for Meaning (31:26 - 35:42)

 

Follow Queendom:

Instagram @queendomindia

 

Queendom is: 

Brecilla D'Souza on vocals

Damini Gautam on vocals                   

 

Accompanying artists

Meera Desai on vocals

Pratika on vocals

Shivang Kapadia on drums                    

Pranav Kamat on electric guitar

Adi Ahir on bass guitar

 

Come be our friend:

Facebook @maedinindia

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome, Sean D'mello, Ruchi Sawardekar 

Content & Social Media Manager: Meghna Gulati

Sound Editing & Additional Engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Video Editing by: Jishnu Guha

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Jehangir Jehangir

Recorded at Island City Studios

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36 MIN