Alaap is a contemporary Indian rock band from the IT capital of India, Bangalore. The band was formed in 2011 and has grown enormously since then. They have been performing at numerous national and state level competitions. Alaap is an accumulation of various genres with Indian classical and folk music being the conspicuous ones, with its own compositions like Gajananayutham, Yendthi, Yenda and Bhimpalas. Alaap endeavors to bring out the various sights of Indian classical and folk music with a twist of jazz, rock, pop, metal, funk and reggae. Band Members: Saketh Sharma Gajanana Sabhahit Sushanth Bhat Akshaya Gopalakrishnan Sumant Nemmani Nitin Hugar Suvo Sengupta Sachin V. Bhat Theja Ram Pingali Sunil M. Kumbar Achievements: Performed at Concert Lane, Phoenix Market City, Bangalore 2nd place at IIM Bangalore's Indian music competition, TaalMel, Unmaad 2013 2nd place at Bangalore Medical College fest, Cobalt Skies in the year 2012, 2013 1st place, Battle of the bands, InBloom 2014, Christ University 1st Place at Prometheus 13, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College  2nd place at Bandish, Incident'13, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal 1st place at PESIT Indian music competition, Melange, Aatmatrisha 2013 1st place at M. S. Ramaiah Medical College fest, Prometheus 2011 Top 5 bands from all over India to perform at Anna University, Chennai Top 13 bands from all over India to perform at NIT, Trichy Awards: Best Instrumentalist Award, MSRMC Medical College, 2011, 2012 and 2013