India, Feb. 1 -- Indian classical singer-composer Siddhant Bhatia received his official Grammy nomination medal at a reception in Los Angeles ahead of the main gala ceremony on Sunday night (Monday morning in India).

His album Sounds of Kumbha is nominated in the Best Global Music Album category alongside works by sitarist-composer Anoushka Shankar and the Shankar Mahadevan-led band Shakti. Bhatia is also the producer for the Grammy-nominated album Shayan by Indo-American musician Charu Suri.

Speaking to us from the US, he said, "It was a long night rubbing shoulders with nominees from across the globe. Experiencing this respect for Indian music on a global stage is very beautiful. I met Shankar (Mahadevan) bhai, my co-producer and fell...