Indian Indie
Indian indie is independent music from India made outside the film industry, covering rock bands, singer-songwriters, electronic producers and pop acts.
Because film soundtracks dominate Indian popular music, 'indie' here mainly means non-film. Songs may be in English, Hindi or regional languages, and the sound ranges from acoustic folk-pop to electronic music with Indian classical touches. The scene grew through college festivals, live venues in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, and, from the 2010s, YouTube and streaming.
Artists it is known for: Prateek Kuhad, The Local Train, When Chai Met Toast.
- Family
- Indian
- On Spotify
- A current genre
- What it is
- A scene
- From
- India
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 2%
About 1,400 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have indian indie among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
Indian Indie artists
Anuv Jain
Aditya Rikhari
Nanku
Talwiinder
Chaar Diwaari
Arpit Bala
Hasan Raheem
Prateek Kuhad
The Local Train
Garvit - Priyansh
The indian indie artists most Trackify listeners have in their top fifty. Each opens on Spotify.
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