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Generate antakshari team names in romanized Hindi, Hinglish and English: the classic rhyming trio of Deewane, Parwane and Mastane, music-word names like Sargam Squad, Taal Titans and Mehfil Mandali, and self-mocking picks like Besure Bandits.

About antakshari team names

Antakshari is the Indian song-chain game: one team sings a few lines, and the next must answer with a song that begins on the sound the last one ended on. It is played at sangeet nights, family functions, office parties, college fests and long bus rides. The classic names for three sides are Deewane, Parwane and Mastane (the crazy ones, the moths and the carefree ones). This list of 1,000 names starts from that trio and adds other rhyming sets, such as Sureele, Rangeele and Albele, for an organizer naming three or four teams at once.

Most of the rest is built on music words in romanized Hindi and Urdu: sur (note), taal (rhythm), raag (melodic mode), dhun (tune), geet (song), sargam (the scale), mukhda and antara (a song's refrain and its verse) and riyaaz (practice). They are paired with group words such as toli and mandali, or with English ones: Sargam Squad, Geet Gang, Taal Titans. Where a non-Hindi speaker might be lost, the name carries a short English gloss in parentheses.

There are also names for eras and genres, for family, office, hostel and society teams, phrases from the game itself, and self-mocking names such as Besure Bandits. Twenty-two entries are borrowed film titles, song titles or film dialogue, each labeled as such.

How to choose antakshari team names

  • Naming three or four teams at once? Take a rhyming set so the scoreboard reads as one family. Deewane, Parwane and Mastane are the classic three, and Sureele, Rangeele and Albele or Fankaar, Kalakaar and Gulukaar work the same way.
  • Say the name the way the host will shout it. Two or three words with a beat, such as Taal Titans or Dhun Deewane, carry across a hall better than a long phrase.
  • Match the name to the crowd. Ladke Wale and Ladki Wale (the groom's side and the bride's side) suit a sangeet night, Accounts Ke Alaap an office party, and Hostellers against Day Scholars a college fest.
  • The words in parentheses are a gloss for guests who do not speak Hindi. Leave them off the scoreboard, or read them out once so everyone is in on the joke.
  • A self-mocking name takes the pressure off a team of shy singers. Besure Bandits or Riyaaz Kal Se (practice starts tomorrow) tells the room you came to play, not to audition.

Frequently asked questions

What are the traditional antakshari team names?

The classic set for three teams is Deewane, Parwane and Mastane: the crazy ones, the moths drawn to the flame and the carefree ones. All three are in the list, along with other rhyming sets such as Sureele, Rangeele and Albele for an organizer who wants a change.

How do you play antakshari?

Two or more teams take turns singing. One team sings the opening lines of a song, and the next has to answer with a song that starts on the sound the last one ended on, usually before the others finish counting to ten. House rules vary, but a team that cannot answer in time, or repeats a song already sung, generally gives up the point.

What do sur, taal, raag and mehfil mean in these names?

They are everyday music words in Hindi and Urdu. Sur is a musical note, taal is rhythm, raag is a melodic mode, dhun is a tune, geet is a song, and a mehfil is a gathering for music or poetry. Toli and mandali both mean a troop or group, which is why Taal Toli and Mehfil Mandali read as team names.

Are there Bollywood antakshari team names in the list?

A few. Twenty-two entries are borrowed straight from films: titles, song titles or lines of dialogue, such as Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar and Yeh Dosti, and each of those is labeled. Some everyday words in the list, such as Raaz or Andaaz, are also the titles of films and carry no label. The rest of the list is built on the game and on music words rather than on films, with plain English wordplay such as Last Letter Legends and Pass the Letter mixed in.

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A: 64 names

  • A Song for Every Letter
  • A Wing Awaaz
  • Aadha Gaana Poora Josh (half a song, full zeal)
  • Aadhe Adhoore Gaane (half-finished songs)
  • Aagaaz (the beginning)
  • Aage Wale (the front rows)
  • Aaj Kal Ke Gaane
  • Aaj Kal Wale
  • Aakhri Akshar (the last letter)
  • Aangan Baithak (the courtyard sitting)
  • Aaroh (the climb up the scale)
  • Aaroh Avroh (up the scale and down again)

A, continued

  • Aathwan Sur (the eighth note, the one we invented)
  • Aawargi (wanderlust)
  • Ab Hamari Baari (now it is our turn)
  • Ab Tumhari Baari (now it is your turn)
  • Accounts Ke Alaap
  • Adakaar (the actors)
  • Adhoora Antara (the unfinished verse)
  • Afsane
  • Agla Akshar
  • Agle Saal Phir (again next year)
  • Agli Baari Hamari (the next turn is ours)
  • Akshar Aapka Gaana Hamara (your letter, our song)
  • Akshar Aces

A, continued

  • Akshar Attack
  • Akshar Ka Chakkar (the tangle of the letter)
  • Akshar Pakdo
  • Akshar Se Akshar (letter to letter)
  • Alaap Academy
  • Alaap Aces
  • Alaap Alliance
  • Alaap Se Aagaaz (begin with an alaap)
  • Alaav Ke Aas Paas (around the bonfire)
  • Albele (the one-of-a-kind ones)
  • Albele Artists
  • Alphabet Singers
  • Alphabet Soup Singers

A, continued

  • Alumni Awaaz
  • Andaaz
  • Andaaz Apna Apna (film title: each to their own style)
  • Andhere Mein Antakshari (antakshari in the dark)
  • Anjaane (the strangers)
  • Anjaane Raahi
  • Annual Day Awaaz
  • Antakshari Ke Anjaane (new to the game)
  • Antakshari Ke Khiladi (the players of antakshari)
  • Antakshari Ke Ustad (maestros of antakshari)
  • Antara Architects
  • Antara Army
  • Antara Bhool Gaye (we forgot the verse)

A, continued

  • Antara Round Experts
  • Apni Dhun Ke Mastane (lost in our own tune)
  • Apni Gayaki (our own style of singing)
  • Appraisal Alaap
  • Arts Wale
  • Arz Kiya Hai (the poet's opening words)
  • Avroh (the way back down the scale)
  • Awaaz Army
  • Awaaz Association
  • Awaaz Aur Andaaz
  • Awaaz Do (call out)
  • Awaaz Ka Jaadu
  • Awaaz Mein Awaaz (voice joining voice)

B: 74 names

  • B Wing Besure
  • Baaja Bajao
  • Baari Baari
  • Baarish Ki Dhun
  • Baarish Wali Balcony (the balcony in the rain)
  • Babu Log (the office clerks)
  • Bachcha Party (the kids' team)
  • Bachelors Band
  • Backbenchers Band
  • Bada Khayal (the long, slow khayal)
  • Bada Sahab Band
  • Bade Buzurg
  • Bahanebaaz (the excuse makers)
  • Bahar Wale

B, continued

  • Bahu Brigade
  • Bahut Khoob
  • Baithe Baithe Kya Karein (the opening line of the game)
  • Balcony Band
  • Balti Mug Band
  • Band Master Ki Toli
  • Bansuri Brigade
  • Bansuri Ki Taan (the flourish of the flute)
  • Baraat Ki Bus
  • Baraati Band
  • Barsaati Mendak (frogs that croak once a year)
  • Bartan Band
  • Batch Reunion Band
  • Bathroom Singers
  • Baton Passers

B, continued

  • Batti Gul Brigade
  • Bayein Wale (the left side of the room)
  • Beach Bonfire Band
  • Beat the Count
  • Beech Wale (the middle rows)
  • Befikri (not a care in the world)
  • Before the Count of Ten
  • Begaane (the outsiders)
  • Begaane Baraati (the gatecrashing wedding guests)
  • Bell Bottom Band
  • Bemisaal Band
  • Bench Bajao
  • Bench Strength
  • Besura Band
  • Besura Gharana (the off-key school of music)

B, continued

  • Besure Bandits
  • Besure Betaale (off key and off beat)
  • Besure Lekin Dil Se (off key but from the heart)
  • Besure Magar Bindaas (off key but carefree)
  • Besure Pvt. Ltd.
  • Bhadkeele (the flashy ones)
  • Bhai Behen Band
  • Bhains Ke Aage Been (a proverb: music wasted on a buffalo)
  • Bhairavi Finale (the raag that closes a concert)
  • Bhatke Hue Sur (stray notes)
  • Bhoole Bisre Sur (half-forgotten notes)
  • Bihag Band
  • Bijli Gayi Mehfil Jami (the power went, the party began)
  • Bikhre Sur (scattered notes)
  • Bina Riyaaz (no practice at all)

B, continued

  • Bindaas Band
  • Black and White Brigade
  • Blue House Band
  • Bol Bhool Gaye
  • Bonfire Baithak
  • Boss Ki Pasand
  • Boys Hostel Band
  • Bua Phupha Band
  • Building Number Chaar
  • Buland Awaaz (the booming voice)
  • Bulbul Band
  • Bus Ki Peechhe Wali Seat (the back seat of the bus)
  • Buzurgon Ki Toli
  • Buzzer Brigade
  • Buzzer Dabao

C: 61 names

  • C Wing Chorus
  • Camp Fire Kalakaar
  • Canteen Crooners
  • Canteen Ke Sitare
  • Capital Letters
  • Cassette Crew
  • Cassette Ke Zamane Wale
  • Catch That Tune
  • Center Wale
  • Chaalbaaz (the tricksters)
  • Chacha Chachi Chorus
  • Chachu Ki Fauj

C, continued

  • Chahakti Chidiyan (the chirping birds)
  • Chai Aur Sur
  • Chai Break Chorus
  • Chai Ki Chuski
  • Chai Samosa Sargam
  • Chain Pulling Chorus
  • Chain Reaction Chorus
  • Chairman Sahab Ki Toli
  • Challenge Accepted
  • Chalta Phirta Radio
  • Chalte Chalte (song title: as we walk on)
  • Chalte Phirte Jukebox

C, continued

  • Chamatkaar (the miracle)
  • Chamkeele (the shiny ones)
  • Chamkeele Sitare
  • Chandni Raat Ke Sur (notes of a moonlit night)
  • Charpai Chorus
  • Chaupal Chorus
  • Cheating Nahi Chalegi (no cheating allowed)
  • Chhabeele (the dashing ones)
  • Chhabeele Champs
  • Chhat Par Chaand (the moon over the rooftop)
  • Chhat Wali Mehfil (the rooftop gathering)
  • Chhota Khayal (the short, quick khayal)

C, continued

  • Chillane Wale
  • Chupke Chupke (film title: on the quiet)
  • Chutki Bajao (snap your fingers)
  • Chutki Taali Seeti (snap, clap, whistle)
  • Class Bunk Chorus
  • Classical Wale
  • Clubhouse Kalakaar
  • Coach S4 Chorus
  • Coaching Class Chorus
  • College Fest Champions
  • Colony Chorus
  • Commerce Wale

C, continued

  • Common Room Crooners
  • Conductor Ki Seeti
  • Confidently Besure
  • Congo Bongo Crew
  • Consolation Prize Wale
  • Consonant Applause
  • Corner Cabin Chorus
  • Corridor Chorus
  • Couples Chorus
  • Cousin Chorus
  • Cubicle Kalakaar
  • Cultural Committee
  • Cutting Chai Chorus

D: 61 names

  • Daad Dijiye (applause, please)
  • Dabba Dholak
  • Dada Dadi Ki Dhun
  • Dadra Half Dozen (dadra has six beats)
  • Dafli Dost (the tambourine friends)
  • Daftar Ki Dhun
  • Daisy Chain Singers
  • Damdaar
  • Das Tak Gino (count to ten)
  • Das Thaat (the ten parent scales)
  • Day Scholars
  • Dayein Wale (the right side of the room)

D, continued

  • Deadline Deewane
  • Deewane (the crazy ones)
  • Deewane Dost
  • Deewangi
  • Deewaniyan (the crazy ones, for an all-women team)
  • Der Raat Tak
  • Desk Drummers
  • Dha Dhin Dhin Dha (the first beats of teentaal)
  • Dha Dhin Na (the first beats of dadra)
  • Dha Ge Na Ti (the first beats of keherwa)
  • Dha Se Dhun
  • Dhamaal Dynasty

D, continued

  • Dhamakedaar (the explosive)
  • Dhin Chak Dhin Chak
  • Dhol Dhamaka
  • Dhol Tasha Team
  • Dholak Aur Chammach (the dholak and the spoon)
  • Dholak Dynamos
  • Dholak Ki Dhamak (the thump of the dholak)
  • Dholak Wali Aunty
  • Dholki Ki Thaap (the beat of the dholki)
  • Dhun & Daughters
  • Dhun Deewane
  • Dhun Dynamos

D, continued

  • Dhun Express
  • Dhun Factory
  • Dhun Ke Jaadugar
  • Dhun Ke Pakke (single-minded, with a pun on dhun, tune)
  • Dhun Mein Magan (lost in the tune)
  • Dhun Round Ke Raja (kings of the tune round)
  • Dhun United
  • Dhun Yaad Hai Bol Nahi (we know the tune, not the words)
  • Dhurandhar Dal
  • Dibba Number Paanch (coach number five)
  • Didi Aur Company
  • Dil Chahta Hai (film title: the heart desires)

D, continued

  • Dil Dhadakne Do (film title: let the heart beat)
  • Dil Ka Saaz
  • Dil Se Gao
  • Dil To Pagal Hai (film title: the heart is crazy)
  • Dil Wale
  • Dildaari
  • Disco Dhamaka
  • Disco Dhun
  • Disco Lights
  • Disco Zamana
  • Dono Haathon Ki Taali (it takes both hands to clap)
  • Door Ke Rishtedaar (the distant relatives)
  • Dramebaaz (the drama lovers)

E: 11 names

  • Echo Wala Mic
  • Ek Awaaz
  • Ek Baar Phir
  • Ek Do Teen (song title: one, two, three)
  • Ek Hi Dhun (one tune, one obsession)
  • Ek Hi Gaana Aata Hai (we know exactly one song)
  • Ek Minute Ruko
  • Ek Sur Ek Taal (one note, one beat)
  • Ektaal Ensemble (ektaal has twelve beats)
  • Ends and Beginnings
  • Evening Walk Wale

F: 21 names

  • Fankaar
  • Fankaari (artistry)
  • Farewell Batch
  • Farmaish Wale
  • Farmaishi Geet (songs on request)
  • Fastest Song in the Room
  • Fest Ke Fankaar
  • Filmi Gaane
  • Filmi Keede (the film buffs)
  • Final Letter Finalists

F, continued

  • Final Sound Hounds
  • Final Year Fankaar
  • First Line Specialists
  • First Year Freshers
  • Free Period Fankaar
  • Freshers Batch
  • Freshers Ki Mehfil
  • Friday Evening Fankaar
  • Front Benchers
  • Full Volume Zero Sur
  • Fusion Fankaar

G: 70 names

  • Ga Se Gaana
  • Gaana Bank
  • Gaana Factory
  • Gaana Gang
  • Gaana Machine
  • Gaane Bajaane Wale (the song-and-music lot)
  • Gaanon Ka Godown
  • Gaanon Ka Silsila (the chain of songs)
  • Gaanon Ke Gyaani (the scholars of song)
  • Gaanon Ki Dukaan
  • Gaanon Ki Rail (the train of songs)
  • Gaata Rahe Mera Dil (song title: let my heart keep singing)
  • Gaate Chalo
  • Gaate Kam Hanste Zyada (sing less, laugh more)

G, continued

  • Gaate Raho
  • Gala Baith Gaya (we lost our voice)
  • Gala Kharab Hai
  • Galat Gaana Sahi Josh (wrong song, right spirit)
  • Galat Sur Sahi Iraade (wrong notes, right intentions)
  • Gali Gang
  • Gali Ka Nukkad (the corner of the lane)
  • Gali Number Saat
  • Games Period Geet
  • Gao Aur Gaane Do (sing and let sing)
  • Gapshap Gang
  • Garam Chai Thandi Raat (hot tea, cold night)
  • Garden Bench Gang
  • Geet & Grandsons

G, continued

  • Geet Bhandar
  • Geet Gaata Chal (film title: go on singing)
  • Geet Gang
  • Geet Giants
  • Geet Gladiators
  • Geet Gunjan (the hum of songs)
  • Geet Guru
  • Geet Ki Raniyan
  • Geet Parwane
  • Geet Sangeet
  • Geetkaar (the lyricists)
  • Geeton Bhari Shaam (an evening full of songs)
  • Geeton Ka Pitara (a chest full of songs)
  • Geeton Ke Khazane

G, continued

  • Geeton Ki Ladi (a string of songs)
  • Geeton Ki Mala (a garland of songs)
  • Ghar Ki Mehfil
  • Ghar Wale
  • Gharati Gang (the home side at a wedding)
  • Ghazal Gang
  • Ghazal Gharana (the house of ghazal)
  • Ginti Shuru
  • Girls Hostel Gang
  • Golden Era Geet
  • Golden Gaane Gang
  • Golden Oldies Gang
  • Goonj
  • Goonj Gang

G, continued

  • Goonj Guild
  • Gramophone Gang
  • Green House Geet
  • Guitar Wala Gang
  • Guitar Wale Bhaiya
  • Gulukaar (the singers)
  • Gulukaar Gang
  • Gulukaari (the art of singing)
  • Gungunata Gang
  • Gungunate Bhanwre (the humming bees)
  • Gungunate Raho (keep humming)
  • Gunjan
  • Gunjan Gang
  • Guru Aur Shishya (teacher and disciple)

H: 32 names

  • Haar Ke Bhi Khush (happy even when we lose)
  • Hallagulla Heroes
  • Hamare Zamane Mein (back in our day)
  • Hamesha Tayyaar (always ready)
  • Hamsadhwani Harmony
  • Hanste Gaate (laughing and singing)
  • Har Akshar Ka Jawab (an answer for every letter)
  • Harkatein (vocal flourishes, and also antics)
  • Harmonium Wale Uncle
  • Hatheele (the stubborn ones)

H, continued

  • Hatheele Hero
  • Hawa Ka Geet
  • Hazir Jawab (always quick with an answer)
  • Hello Mic Testing
  • Hill Station Humming
  • Himmat Wale Shrota (the brave listeners)
  • Hint Do Na
  • Hoshiyaar
  • Hoshiyaari
  • Hostel Number Teen
  • Hostellers

H, continued

  • HR Ke Humsafar
  • Hum Honge Kaamyaab (song title: we shall overcome)
  • Hum Jeet Gaye
  • Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi (film title: second to none)
  • Hum Saat
  • Hum Saath Saath Hain (film title: we are all together)
  • Hum Teen
  • Humming Se Kaam Chalao (get by on humming)
  • Humming Until We Remember
  • Humraaz (the confidants)
  • Hungama House

I: 8 names

  • Imaandaar (the honest ones)
  • Indipop Icons
  • Indipop Yaadein
  • Instant Recall
  • Interns Ki Toli
  • Irshaad (go on, let us hear it)
  • IT Wale
  • It Will Come to Us

J: 25 names

  • Jaadugar Jodi
  • Jaanbaaz (the daredevils)
  • Jaandaar
  • Jahan Tum Ruke Wahan Se Hum (we start where you stopped)
  • Jaltarang Jam
  • Jawab Tayyaar Hai (the answer is ready)
  • Jeet Hamari Pakki (our win is certain)
  • Jhakaas Jukebox
  • Jhankar Giants
  • Jhankar Junction
  • Jhaptaal Gang (jhaptaal has ten beats)
  • Jhoole Par Jhankar (jingles on the swing)

J, continued

  • Jhoom Uthe (up and swaying)
  • Jhoomte Gaate (swaying and singing)
  • Jiju Gang
  • Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (film title: winner takes the crown)
  • Jo Yaad Aaye Gaa Do (sing whatever comes to mind)
  • Joint Family Jukebox
  • Josheele (the spirited ones)
  • Josheele Jawan
  • Judge Sahab Maaf Karo (forgive us, judge)
  • Jugalbandi Jodi (a duet of equals)
  • Jugalbandi Junction
  • Juniors Ka Josh
  • Junoon Jukebox

K: 33 names

  • Kaan Band Kar Lo (cover your ears)
  • Kachche Sur (unripe notes)
  • Kalakaar
  • Kalakaari
  • Kamaal Ke Kalakaar (the amazing performers)
  • Karna Hai Kuch Kaam (we must do something)
  • Kauwa Chorus
  • Kedar Crew
  • Keherwa Crew (keherwa has eight beats)
  • Khabardaar (watch out)
  • Khali Aur Taali (the empty beat and the clap)

K, continued

  • Khamaj Company
  • Khandaani Gulukaar (singers by pedigree)
  • Khandaani Kalakaar (performers by pedigree)
  • Kharaash Wali Awaaz (the scratchy voice)
  • Khayal (a classical vocal form; the word means imagination)
  • Khazane
  • Khidki Band Kar Lo (shut the windows)
  • Khidki Wale (the window side)
  • Khoye Hue Sur (the lost notes)
  • Khul Ke Gao (sing freely)
  • Khuli Hawa Mein

K, continued

  • Khushi Ke Geet
  • Kitne Aadmi The (film dialogue: how many men were there)
  • Kitty Party Chorus
  • Know It When We Hear It
  • Komal Sur (the flat notes)
  • Koshish Jaari Hai (still trying)
  • Koyal Company
  • Kuch Bhi Gaa Do
  • Kunwaron Ki Toli (the bachelors' troop)
  • Kya Baat Hai
  • Kya Kehne (what can one say)

L: 35 names

  • La La La Wale
  • Lab Partners
  • Lacheele (the flexible ones)
  • Ladke Wale (the groom's side)
  • Ladki Wale (the bride's side)
  • Lagataar (the non-stop)
  • Lajawab Legends
  • Lakdi Ki Kaathi (song title: the wooden saddle)
  • Lalkaar
  • Lamba Alaap (the long warm-up)
  • Lantern Wali Raat

L, continued

  • Last Aane Wale
  • Last Letter Legends
  • Last Round Legends
  • Latest Hits Only
  • Layakari (rhythmic play)
  • Left Wale
  • Lehron Ka Raag (the melody of the waves)
  • Letter Perfect
  • Letter Rip
  • Letters and Notes
  • Library Mein Shor
  • Lift Mein Atke (stuck in the elevator)

L, continued

  • Lights Out Ke Baad
  • Line Catchers
  • Link by Link
  • Load Shedding Legends
  • Lok Geet Toli
  • Long Drive Dhun
  • Lori Brigade
  • Loudspeaker Log
  • LP Record Legends
  • Lyric Detectives
  • Lyric Relay Team
  • Lyrics Kahan Hain (where are the lyrics)

M: 70 names

  • Ma Se Shuru (starting from ma)
  • Maayka Side
  • Madhur Mandali
  • Madhya Laya (medium tempo)
  • Madhya Saptak (the middle octave)
  • Maharathi (the great champions)
  • Majnu Mandali
  • Malhar Mandali
  • Mama Mami Medley
  • Mamu Ki Paltan
  • Mandra Saptak (the low octave)
  • Marketing Ki Mehfil
  • Mastane (the carefree ones)
  • Mastane Musafir

M, continued

  • Mastani Mandali
  • Mastaniyan (the carefree ones, for an all-women team)
  • Masti Unlimited
  • Mauj Mandali
  • Mausi Mandali
  • Mausiqi Mandali
  • Mazedaar
  • MBA Wale
  • Mechanical Mehfil
  • Medical College Medley
  • Medley Makers
  • Medley Mandali
  • Meend (the glide between two notes)
  • Meethi Dhun

M, continued

  • Megh Malhar (a raag of the monsoon)
  • Mehfil Jamao (get the party going)
  • Mehfil Ki Jaan (the life of the party)
  • Mehfil Lootne Wale (the show stealers)
  • Mehfil Mandali
  • Mehfil Mavericks
  • Mehfil Unlimited
  • Mehfil-e-Mausiqi (a gathering for music)
  • Mehmaan Mandali
  • Mehmaan Nawaz (the gracious hosts)
  • Mehndi Raat Ke Sitare (stars of the mehndi night)
  • Memory Lane Singers
  • Mess Table Tabla
  • Mezbaan Aur Mehmaan

M, continued

  • Mic Mandali
  • Mic Mat Do
  • Mic Off Tha
  • Mil Ke Gao
  • Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (song title: when our notes meet)
  • Mili Juli Awaazein (mixed voices)
  • Mogambo Khush Hua (film dialogue: Mogambo is pleased)
  • Mohalla Mandali
  • Mohalla Mehfil
  • Mohalle Wale
  • Mombatti Ki Roshni (by candlelight)
  • Mombatti Mandali
  • Monday Se Friday
  • Monsoon Mandali

M, continued

  • Moongphali Mehfil (the peanut-shelling party)
  • Morning Assembly Awaaz
  • Morning Walk Wale
  • Mridang Maestros
  • Mukarrar (encore)
  • Mukhda Mandali
  • Mukhda Masters
  • Mukhda Mavericks
  • Mukhda Monarchs
  • Mukhda Round Maestros
  • Mukhda Yaad Antara Gol (refrain remembered, verse gone)
  • Mukhde Se Antare Tak (from the refrain to the verse)
  • Mummy Papa Ke Gaane
  • Music Club Wale

N: 31 names

  • Na Se Naghma
  • Naachne Gaane Wale (the ones who dance and sing)
  • Naacho Gao (dance and sing)
  • Naaz
  • Nabbe Ka Dashak (the decade of the nineties)
  • Nagade Ki Goonj (the boom of the kettle drum)
  • Naghma
  • Naghma Nation
  • Naghma Ninjas
  • Naghmon Ke Nawab (nawabs of melody)

N, continued

  • Naghmon Ke Nazrane
  • Nakhrebaaz (the fusspots)
  • Nakhreele (the fussy ones)
  • Nana Nani Naghme
  • Nanhe Fankaar (the little artists)
  • Nani Ka Ghar
  • Nanihal Express
  • Nawab Aur Begum
  • Naye Purane Geet
  • Naye Saal Ki Raat

N, continued

  • Naye Zamane Wale (the new-age lot)
  • Nayi Bandish (a new composition)
  • Nazrane
  • Never Stuck for a Song
  • Next in Line
  • Night Shift Naghme
  • Nineties Ke Bachche
  • Nineties Night Crew
  • Nineties Nostalgia
  • No Refrain No Gain
  • Nukkad Ke Naghme (melodies of the street corner)

O: 14 names

  • Old Boys Orchestra
  • Old Girls Gang
  • Oldies But Goldies
  • Oldies Only
  • On the Tip of Our Tongues
  • Once More Once More
  • Once More Wale
  • One Song at a Time
  • Orchestra Wale
  • Original Only
  • Our Turn Now
  • Out of Office Orchestra
  • Over to You
  • Overtime Orchestra

P: 55 names

  • Paanch Second Aur (five more seconds)
  • Padosan (film title: the neighbor)
  • Padosi Pareshan (the neighbors have had enough)
  • Pahadon Ki Sair
  • Paisa Vasool Party
  • Pakad (the signature phrase of a raag)
  • Pakhawaj Party
  • Pakka Gaana (the proper classical stuff)
  • Pakoda Party
  • Pantry Party
  • Papiha Party
  • Papihe Ki Pukaar (the call of the hawk-cuckoo)
  • Parking Ke Rockstar

P, continued

  • Participation Certificate
  • Parwane (the moths drawn to the flame)
  • Parwane Party
  • Pass Nahi Karenge (we will not pass)
  • Pass the Letter
  • Patakha Party
  • Patangbaaz (the kite flyers)
  • Payal Party
  • Peechhe Ki Bench
  • Peechhe Wale (the back rows)
  • Pehle Se Maafi (apologies in advance)
  • Pehli Pankti Party
  • Peti Master (peti is the harmonium)
  • Phata Dhol (the burst drum)

P, continued

  • Phata Hua Speaker
  • Phate Baans (the split bamboo, a proverbially bad voice)
  • Phir Se Gao
  • Phir Se Ha Aaya (ha has come up again)
  • Phuljhadi Party
  • Phupha Ji Fan Club
  • Phurteele (the nimble ones)
  • Pick Up Lines
  • Picking Up the Tune
  • Picnic Bus Band
  • Picnic Party
  • Picture Abhi Baaki Hai (film dialogue: the show is not over)
  • Pilu Players
  • Pitara Party

P, continued

  • Playback Party
  • Playlist on Legs
  • Poora Parivaar
  • Pop Ka Tadka
  • Power Cut Players
  • Principal Sir Ki Pasand
  • Proxy Wale
  • Pukaar
  • Pukaar Party
  • Purana Yaarana
  • Purane Gaane Naya Josh (old songs, new zeal)
  • Purane Khiladi (the old hands)
  • Purane Zamane Wale (the old-timers)
  • Purani Dhun Party

Q: 3 names

  • Qawwali Ki Taali (the handclap of qawwali)
  • Qawwali Raat
  • Quick Draw Singers

R: 62 names

  • Ra Se Raag
  • Raag & Company
  • Raag Anuraag (melody and affection)
  • Raag Basant (a raag of spring)
  • Raag Bhimpalasi (an afternoon raag)
  • Raag Bhupali (a five-note evening raag)
  • Raag Darbari (a grand late-night raag)
  • Raag Deepak (the raag of legend said to light lamps)
  • Raag Ke Raja
  • Raag Lalit (a raag of dawn)
  • Raag Mala (a garland of raags)
  • Raag Malkauns (a late-night raag)

R, continued

  • Raag Marwa (a raag of dusk)
  • Raag Pahadi (a raag of the hills)
  • Raag Rang (music and merriment)
  • Raag Regiment
  • Raag Republic
  • Raag Rockers
  • Raag Todi (a morning raag)
  • Raat Bhar
  • Raat Ka Raag
  • Raat Ke Barah Baje (the stroke of midnight)
  • Raat Ki Chai
  • Raaz

R, continued

  • Radio Raat
  • Raja Rani Team
  • Rang-e-Mehfil (the color of the gathering)
  • Rangbaaz (the show-offs)
  • Rangeele (the colorful ones)
  • Rangeele Rockers
  • Rangeeli Sakhiyan (the colorful girlfriends)
  • Rangeen Zamana
  • Rapid Fire Round
  • Raseele (the flavorful ones)
  • Rattu Tote (the parrots who learned it by rote)
  • Razai Wale Raag (melodies from under the quilt)
  • Reception Raag

R, continued

  • Record Player Party
  • Red House Raag
  • Remix Ke Dushman
  • Remix Rebels
  • Repeat Nahi Chalega (no repeats allowed)
  • Retro Ke Rakhwale
  • Retro Raag
  • Retro Rewind
  • Reunion Raag
  • Rewind Rockers
  • Right Wale
  • Rishtedaar Rockers

R, continued

  • Riyaaz Aur Naaz
  • Riyaaz Kal Se (practice starts tomorrow)
  • Riyaaz Rangers
  • Riyaaz Rebels
  • Road Trip Raag
  • Rock and Raag
  • Room Number 204
  • Roommates Ka Raag
  • Round Robins
  • Rozana Riyaaz
  • Ruko Yaad Aa Raha Hai (wait, it is coming back)
  • Rupak Rockers (rupak has seven beats)
  • RWA Rockstars

S: 137 names

  • Sa Se Sargam
  • Saadgi
  • Saadhe Saat Sur (seven and a half notes)
  • Saanjh Savere (dusk and dawn)
  • Saat Sur (the seven notes)
  • Saaz Aur Raaz
  • Saaz Chhedo (strike up the instruments)
  • Saaz Federation
  • Saaz Sajao (set up the instruments)
  • Saaz Squad
  • Saaz Sultans
  • Sadabahar Gaane (the evergreen songs)
  • Sadabahar Squad

S, continued

  • Sajeele (the well-dressed ones)
  • Sam Par Milenge (see you on the first beat)
  • Samajhdaar (the sensible ones)
  • Samdhi Sena (the in-laws' army)
  • Samundar Kinare
  • Sangeet Ke Sipahi (soldiers of music)
  • Sangeet Ki Raat
  • Sangeet Night Stars
  • Sangeet Premi
  • Sangeet Sabha
  • Sangeet Sammelan (the music conference)
  • Sangeet Samrat
  • Sangeet Sandhya (a musical evening)
  • Sangeet Shiromani (the crest jewels of music)

S, continued

  • Sangeet Syndicate
  • Santoor Squad
  • Saptak (the octave)
  • Sarangi Sisters
  • Sargam Ke Saathi (companions of the scale)
  • Sargam Ki Seedhi (the ladder of the scale)
  • Sargam Sisters
  • Sargam Society
  • Sargam Soldiers
  • Sargam Squad
  • Sargam Superstars
  • Sarkari Sargam (the government-office scale)
  • Sarod Society
  • Sasural Side

S, continued

  • Sasural Superstars
  • Sattar Ke Sitare (stars of the seventies)
  • Sawal Jawab (call and response)
  • Sawan Ke Sur
  • Sawan Ki Shaam
  • Sawan Squad
  • Sayane (the wise ones)
  • Sayane Sangeetkaar
  • School Trip Sargam
  • Science Wale
  • Second Verse Strangers
  • Second Year Sureele
  • Section B Ki Baari

S, continued

  • Section C Chorus
  • Seeti Bajao
  • Semester Break Band
  • Semi Classical Club
  • Senior Citizens Sargam
  • Seventies Sargam
  • Shaadi Wala Ghar
  • Shaam-e-Ghazal (an evening of ghazals)
  • Shaandaar
  • Shabaash
  • Shama Ke Parwane (moths around the flame)
  • Shamiyane Wale (the wedding-tent crowd)
  • Sharmeele (the shy ones)
  • Sharmeele Singers

S, continued

  • Shayari Squad
  • Shayrana Andaaz
  • Shehnai Squad
  • Shehnai Stars
  • Sher Dil
  • Shor Squad
  • Shorgul Superstars
  • Shruti (the microtone)
  • Shuddh Sur (the natural notes)
  • Shuffle Mode
  • Shuru Karo Antakshari (let the antakshari begin)
  • Side A Singers
  • Side B Squad
  • Side Lower Sureele

S, continued

  • Signal Par Sargam (scales at the red light)
  • Sikandar Sena
  • Sirf Mukhda Aata Hai (we only know the refrain)
  • Sitar Ke Taar
  • Sitar Squad
  • Sitar Strikers
  • Sixties Sur
  • Sleeper Coach Singers
  • Society Ke Sureele (the tuneful ones of the society)
  • Solah Matra (sixteen beats)
  • Song After Song
  • Song Sleuths
  • Sound Check Sena

S, continued

  • Speaker Phaad (loud enough to burst the speakers)
  • Spreadsheet Singers
  • Staff Room Sargam
  • Stage Ke Paas Wale (the ones near the stage)
  • Steel Glass Jaltarang
  • Sthayi Antara (the two halves of a composition)
  • Subah Tak
  • Suhana Sangeet
  • Sunehra Squad
  • Sunehre Geet
  • Suno Aur Sunao (listen, then let us hear you)
  • Super Seniors
  • Support Desk Singers
  • Sur & Sons

S, continued

  • Sur Dhara (a stream of notes)
  • Sur Kahan Hai (where is the note)
  • Sur Ke Dhurandhar (stalwarts of the note)
  • Sur Ke Saudagar (merchants of melody)
  • Sur Ke Sikandar (conquerors of the note)
  • Sur Ki Talaash (in search of the note)
  • Sur Laga Hi Nahi (the note never landed)
  • Sur Mein Sur Milao (blend your note with ours)
  • Sur Milan
  • Sur Sagar (an ocean of notes)
  • Sur Samrat (emperors of melody)
  • Sur Sangam (a confluence of notes)
  • Sur Sena
  • Sur Squad

S, continued

  • Sur Tarang (waves of notes)
  • Sur Union
  • Sureela Squad
  • Sureele (the tuneful ones)
  • Sureele Aur Besure (the tuneful and the off-key)
  • Sureeli Saheliyan (the tuneful girlfriends)
  • Suron Ka Karwaan (a caravan of notes)
  • Suron Ka Mela
  • Suron Ka Safar
  • Suron Ke Deewane
  • Suron Ki Bauchhaar (a shower of notes)
  • Suron Ki Kadi (a link in the chain of notes)
  • Suron Ki Mala (a garland of notes)
  • Syllable Snatchers

T: 90 names

  • Ta Se Taal
  • Taal Brothers
  • Taal Collective
  • Taal Ka Jaadu
  • Taal Ka Kamaal (the wonder of rhythm)
  • Taal Ke Thekedaar (the contractors of rhythm)
  • Taal Mastane
  • Taal Milao (match the beat)
  • Taal Par Taali (a clap on the beat)
  • Taal Se Bichhde (parted from the beat)
  • Taal Tarang (waves of rhythm)
  • Taal Titans
  • Taal Toli
  • Taal Troopers
  • Taali Bajao

T, continued

  • Taali Toli
  • Taaliyan Bajti Rahein (keep the applause coming)
  • Taar Chhed Do (pluck the strings)
  • Taar Saptak (the high octave)
  • Taaron Ki Chhaon Mein (under the shade of the stars)
  • Taazgi
  • Tabla Aur Taali
  • Tabla Thaap
  • Tabla Tigers
  • Tabla Toli
  • Tag Team Tunes
  • Tamasha Toli
  • Tanpura Toli
  • Tanpura Tuners
  • Tape Recorder Team

T, continued

  • Tarana Tigers
  • Tarana Toli
  • Tarane
  • Tarannum (melody)
  • Tarannum Toli
  • Tarannum Troupe
  • Tayyaari
  • Tea Point Taal
  • Team Disco
  • Team Ghazal
  • Team Malhar
  • Team Nineties
  • Team Retro
  • Team Yaman
  • Technicolor Team

T, continued

  • Tedhe Medhe Sur (crooked notes)
  • Teen Peedhiyan (three generations)
  • Teentaal Team (teentaal has sixteen beats)
  • Teevra Sur (the sharp note)
  • Ten Second Countdown
  • Tent Wali Raat
  • Terrace Toli
  • Tez Toli
  • Tha Se Kya Gaayein (what do we sing from tha)
  • Thaap Par Thaap (beat upon beat)
  • Thali Chammach Orchestra
  • The Final Say
  • The Follow-Ups
  • The Human Playlists
  • The Last Syllable

T, continued

  • The Missing Links
  • The Recall Crew
  • The Song Chain Gang
  • The Song Relay
  • Thinking Caps On
  • Third Floor Fankaar
  • Third Shift Tarane
  • Thumka Toli
  • Thumri Troupe
  • Tie Breaker Toli
  • Tiffin Break Taal
  • Tiffin Toli
  • Tihai Trio (a tihai is a phrase played three times)
  • Time Do Yaar
  • Tip Top Toli

T, continued

  • Tirkit Team (tirkit is a rapid tabla stroke)
  • Toofani Taan (a stormy run of notes)
  • Top Bunk Tarane
  • Top Floor Toli
  • Tota Maina (the parrot and the myna)
  • Tour Bus Tarane
  • Tower One Tarane
  • Traffic Jam Tarane
  • Train Ka Dibba
  • Transistor Troupe
  • Trek Wale Tarane
  • Tuition Wale Dost
  • Tum Chhodo Hum Pakdein (you let go, we pick up)
  • Tune Catchers
  • Tune Toli

U: 6 names

  • Unbroken Chain
  • Unplugged Ustads
  • Upaj (improvisation)
  • Upper Berth Ustads
  • Ustad Aur Shagird (the maestro and the pupil)
  • Ustadon Ki Toli

V: 5 names

  • Vadi Samvadi (the king and minister notes of a raag)
  • Veena Voices
  • Verse Chasers
  • Vilambit Se Drut (from slow to fast)
  • Volume Hai Sur Nahi (volume yes, tune no)

W: 11 names

  • Wafadaar (the loyal ones)
  • Wah Wah Brigade
  • Wahi Chaar Gaane (the same four songs)
  • Wait We Know This One
  • Walking Songbooks
  • Warden Aa Gaye
  • Warden Se Chhupke (hiding from the warden)
  • We Knew It Yesterday
  • Where You Left Off
  • Window Seat Wale
  • Work From Home Wale

Y: 13 names

  • Y2K Yaar
  • Ya Se Yaad Aaya (ya reminded us)
  • Yaad Aaya
  • Yaadon Ka Jukebox
  • Yaadon Ke Geet
  • Yaadon Ki Baraat (film title: a procession of memories)
  • Yaarane
  • Yaari
  • Yaman Ki Shaam (Yaman is an evening raag)
  • Yeh Dosti (song title: this friendship)
  • Yeh Gaana Ho Chuka (that song is taken)
  • Yellow House Yaar
  • Your Turn Tunes

Z: 8 names

  • Zabardast Zone
  • Zero Repeats Club
  • Zero Riyaaz Full Confidence
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (film title: you only live once)
  • Zor Se Galat
  • Zor Se Gao
  • Zordaar
  • Zubaan Par Hai (on the tip of the tongue)