Maed in India
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
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 357
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep. 117: Maed In India Live 2.0
On September 1st 2017, The Sidd Coutto Experience featured on the 2nd edition of Maed in India Live! Opening with a brief chat with Sidd Coutto and Aditya Ashok (aka OXYGEN), Sidd Coutto performed li…
Ep. 116 feat. Kavish Seth
On this week’s episode, we have hindi-urdu singer-songwriter Kavish Seth! We talk about his journey pursuing music, his indie music project Zubaan (which brings together musicians from various genres…
Ep. 115 feat. Dossers Urge
On this week’s episode, we have 3 piece punk garage rock band Dossers Urge! We talk about being brothers in the same band, how they started performing at Tribal Freshers Meets in the North east as we…
Ep.114 Maed In India Live 1.0 feat. Blackstratblues
On July 28th 2017, virtuoso guitarist Warren “Blackstratblues” Mendonsa featured on the 1st edition of Maed in India Live! Opening with a brief chat with Warren and his drummer Jai Row Kavi, Blackstr…
Ep. 113 feat. Joel and Desiree
On this week’s episode, we have singer-songwriter duo, Joel and Desiree. We talk about how they discovered each other, their influences, and they perform their new original unreleased music live on t…
Ep. 112 feat. Runt
On this week’s episode, we have vocalist, songwriter and producer Siddharth Basrur in his new music avatar, Runt! We talk about his recently released five-track EP called “Rhymes With”, how it came t…
Ep. 111 feat. Borkung Hrangkhawl
On this week’s episode, we have hip hop artist Borkung Hrangkhawl. We talk about politically conscious rap, about the tribe he’s from in Tripura, his new Hindi material, and about being stabbed in a …
Ep. 110 feat. Uday Benegal
On this week’s episode, we have indie scene pioneer and frontman of rock outfit Indus Creed, Uday Benegal! He talks about Rock Machine, Whirling Kalapas, moving to New York, jamming with Slash, being…
Ep.109 feat. Gino Banks
On this week’s episode, we have none other than virtuoso drummer Gino Banks! He talks about his musical family, how he fell in love with the drums, his work as a drum teacher and his new original sol…
Ep. 108 feat. Neel Adhikari
On this week’s episode, we have Kolkata indie scene mainstay, Neel Adhikari. We talk about his numerous music acts past and present, working with producer-director Q, his recent move to Bombay and wr…
Ep. 107 feat. Joshish
On this week’s episode, we have urdu/hindi rock outfit, Joshish. We talk about their origins, the Bhopal rock scene, their songwriting process and their recently released album ‘Ird Gird’. Opening th…
Ep. 106 feat. DCF vs Madfingers
On this week’s episode, we have drummer extraordinaire Lindsay D’Mello aka Dark Circle Factory and exceptional keys player Karan Joseph aka Madfingers. We talk about their origin story, what makes th…
Ep. 105 feat. Your Chin
On this week’s episode, we have the frontman of Sky Rabbit, Raxit Tewari to talk about his solo project Your Chin! We talk about his beginnings in the local music scene, Sky Rabbit, opening for Gotye…
Ep. 104 feat. Apache Indian
On this week’s episode, we have none other than Bhangra-Dancehall legend Apache Indian! We talk about everything from his early days, to his biggest hits like Boom Shak a Lak, Chok There, Arranged Ma…
Ep. 103 feat. Bulli Bainbridge
On this week’s episode, we have music producer, sound engineer & drummer Zain Calcuttawala aka Bulli Bainbridge! we talk about programming for The Blue Frog and being that guy that gave so many artis…
Ep. 102 feat. The Yellow Diary
On this week’s episode, we have hindi pop-rock band The Yellow Diary. We talk about how the band came together, their love for music, and how they want to be the biggest band in India... all the whil…
Ep. 101 feat. OSVY
On this week’s episode, we have singer-songwriter, producer, and sound engineer Hrushabh Talapadatur. We talk about his early influences, pursuing music as career, and his experience of working on Ma…
Ep.100 feat. Indian Ocean
This week, it’s my 100th Episode, and we’ve got juggernauts of the indian indie music scene - Indian Ocean! We talk about there extensive resume of soundtracks, albums and collaborations, the tragic …
Ep.99 feat. Bone Broke
On this week’s episode, we have a garage rock project by singer songwriter Dinkar Dwivedi called Bone Broke . We talk about some of his early releases, working on VH1 Music Diaries, his new releases …
Ep.98 feat. Zoya Mohan
On this week’s episode, we have singer-songwriter Zoya Mohan, who was previously featured on Ep. 20. We talk about some of her earliest releases and her more experimental ones, and how the last year …