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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rishikesh Pandey |
| Also known as | Rishiking Rishi King |
| Born | 16 May 1992 Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India |
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| Occupation(s) | Music director, rapper, filmmaker, screenwriter, social worker |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | rishiking |
Rishikesh Pandey[1] (born 16 May 1992) better known by his stage name Rishiking is an Indian music composer, rapper, filmmaker and screenwriter. Rishiking is the founder of the motion picture production company Mahagatha and Director of Folk Culture India Association.[2] He is the creative director of International Film Festival of Madhya Pradesh IFFMP.[3] His films and songs have a mixture of awareness and solutions for the society that brought him recognition and praise from the Government of India.[4] He changed the way of rapping in India and gave new direction to the society through rap.[5][6] He along with P Narahari IAS launched the musical program Swachhta Ke Sur[7][8] in 2020 under Swachh Bharat Mission to make people aware through music, which included Bollywood singer Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Payal Dev and Dev Negi.
Rishiking, as he is known to friends and colleagues claims to be a self-made professional and has learned the craft on his own.[9]
- ^ "Social film maker Hrishikesh Pandey adopts new name – Rishikesh Pandey". 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Folk Culture India Association". zaubacorp.com. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Filmmaker Hrishikesh Pandey feels highlighting social issues is an responsibility". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ IANS (18 June 2016). "After 'School Chale Hum', Hrishikesh to highlight more such issues". Business Standard India. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "I am changing the way rap songs are made and accepted in India". 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Composer Rishikesh Pandey is the Man Behind Swatch Bharat Abhiyan Indore". 8 September 2020.
- ^ "राजधानी में छिड़ेंगे स्वच्छता के सुर". 10 January 2020.
- ^ "स्वच्छता के सुर". 11 January 2020.
- ^ "#SwachhSurvekshan2017: How a song took Indore to top of the cleanliness chart | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.