My Compelling Story

The Yellow Diary is a LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The band was started off by Rajan and Himonshu. Originally from Delhi, Rajan Batra followed his passion for becoming a musician and came to Mumbai to pursue it professionally. Since then, he has accomplished quite a bit in the independent music scene already. He has released several songs in collaboration with other artists and winning the award for ‘Best Debut Single’ at the Artist Aloud Music Awards in 2015. On the other hand, Mumbai-based Himonshu Parikh is a music producer and composer who is working independently and with various Bollywood artists. Himonshu and Rajan met through common friends and formed The Yellow Diary, a project where they intend to make soulful music with a fresh experimental approach. Himonshu roped in his friend Vaibhav Pani who had played for quite a few bands in the past and independently as well. Then came Sahil Shah on drums. He has played with Himonshu previously and numerous artists like Raghav Sachar, Louis Banks, and Leslie Lewis to name a few. He roped in Stuart DaCosta (ex-Something Relevant). He also plays for the Mumbai-based electronic act, Nicholson. With Stuart coming in, the band has a complete lineup and is all set to release new material and play LIVE. Band Members: Rajan Batra - Vocalist, Composer and Songwriter Himonshu Parikh - Keyboardist, Composer and Producer Stuart DaCosta – Bassist Vaibhav Pani – Guitarist Sahil Shah - Drummer