Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grammy winners Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan and Selvaganesh V after winning the Grammys. He said, “Congratulations to @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva and @violinganesh on your unprecedented success at the #GRAMMYs! Your extraordinary talent and dedication to music has won hearts around the world. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to your hard work keep putting in. It will also inspire the new generation of artistes to dream big and achieve excellence in music.” John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, singer Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan’s fusion band, Shakti, became the Global Music Album winner at the Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles. They won the award for their latest album ‘The Moment’. Apart from the Prime Minister, acclaimed musicians like AR Rahman and Ricky Cage also shared the good news. Rahman shared a selfie from the awards ceremony and captioned the post, “It’s raining Grammys for India. “Congratulations to the GRAMMY winners #UstadZakirHussain (3rd gram) @Shankar.Mahadevan (1st GRAMMY) @Selvaganesh (1st GRAMMY).”
