Founded by Dr Rajesh Anuragi in 2010 with his younger brother Dr Ashish Anuragi and juniors Dr Harshit Srivastava and Dr Arindam Roy & Dr Pradumn Bhargava, as a college band, when they were in college pursuing their medical career. 'Anuragi' became the first medico’s band in Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Abhishek Singh joined the band as Guitarist in late 2011. Rajesh Anuragi met Shantanu Hasabnis when he was recording their Demos at Pune and decided to work together. Later on Kshitij Thapar on Drums, Bharat Gulati on Bass & Subhashish Sam on Lead Guitar joined the band for live acts. Since then Band took many alterations and changes with the time including Mohit Vig as lead guitarist, to become a professional band.
Professional Beginning: Anuragi (2012)
'Anuragi' started their professional music journey with the release of a self-named 'EP' containing 3 songs on 15th August 2012. Since then there is no looking back.
Currently 'Anuragi' includes:
Dr. Rajesh Anuragi - Songwriting | Vocals | Guitars | Production
Abhyuday Pharasi - Lead Guitar
Bobbin Afroz Masih - Bass | Back Vocals
Surya Singh - Drums | Percussion
Dr. Ashish Anuragi - Songwriting
Abhishek Singh - Songwriting | Guitars (Studio)
Awards
Anuragi - Nishaani (Music Video) - Nominated for VIMA Music Awards under 'Best Music Video' Category, 2014.
Anuragi - Aazadi (Music Video) - Has won several awards under the 'Best Music Video' category at ~
Aab International Film Festival | Moga, Punjab | Feb, 2017
Film Saaz Film Festival | AMU, Aligarh | Feb, 2017
Indian Music Video Awards | Guwahati, Assam | March, 2017