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Backstage Siblings Bring Bhajan Jamming to the UK Parliament
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Firstpost•13-10-2026, 20:31
Backstage Siblings Bring Bhajan Jamming to the UK Parliament
- •Former corporate professionals Raghav and Prachi Agarwal left finance careers to launch the brother-sister music act Backstage Siblings.
- •The duo performed acoustic renditions of traditional Indian chants inside the UK Parliament in Westminster as part of their broader UK tour.
- •They pioneered the concept of bhajan jamming, which replaces formal religious performances with interactive, call-and-response group singing.
- •Their growing movement has expanded from informal gatherings to sold-out shows at major venues like Mumbai's Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre and now international stages.
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Backstage Siblings consists of Kolkata-born siblings Raghav and Prachi Agarwal. Before pursuing music full-time, Raghav worked as an investment banker and Prachi was a fixed-income trader.
Bhajan jamming is a format that strips away formal boundaries by using simple acoustic setups, contemporary rhythms, and call-and-response group singing to encourage audience participation. The performers act as facilitators, treating the crowd as the primary lead vocalists.
As part of their broader UK tour, the duo brought their communal devotional sessions into the halls of the UK Parliament in London alongside other large-scale public sessions.
