Ankur Tewari has been writing and releasing music as an independent artist since 1998. The musician released his debut album Jannat in 2008 and even dropped a double album called Side A (in 2016) and Side B (in 2017). Tewari’s recent single releases include “Aahista” and “Bhool Gaye.” There’s music he’s put out that is catered towards kids too, with his records for children entitled Bachcha Party, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 out via Sony Music in 2017 and 2018 respectively and Aaja Nindiya out via Tiger Baby Records in 2023, a music label with a focus on telling compelling stories from the world of audio.
Tewari served as the Creative Architect for Coke Studio Bharat 2023. Tewari also released his most anticipated and successful third studio album, Akela in August 2023 via Tiger Baby Records.
In 2019, Tewari’s song “Dhuaan Dhuaan” which is about climate change garnered over 1 million views on YouTube on the day of its release and his protest anthem “Woh Hum Nahin” was performed during various protests in India. As the frontman of the Hindi rock band Ankur & The Ghalat Family, he performs music that ranges from folk-rock to acoustic ballads with the group.