Madame Gandhi
Kiran Gandhi, who performs as Madame Gandhi, is an award-winning artist and activist celebrated for her percussive electronic music and empowering messages on gender liberation and personal power. She began producing music in 2015, after her story running the London Marathon free-bleeding to combat menstrual stigma went viral around the world. She has been listed as a TED Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music and BBC 100 Women.
In 2022, she traveled to Antarctica while pursuing her Masters in Music, Science and Technology at Stanford University's CCRMA to record the sounds of glaciers melting to create awareness and empathy around climate change. These sounds are featured in her latest song “In Purpose” where for the first time ever, NATURE is credited as an artist to receive a portion of all streaming royalties. This is part of Earth Percent's Sounds Right initiative.
In 2023, she won the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Abe Olman Prize for excellence in songwriting and leadership, and the SXSW Jury Award for her music video "Waiting For Me."
Today, Gandhi travels globally to speak, DJ, and perform, using her music and voice to advocate for personal expression and sustainability.
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