Indian developer wins Apple design award for app on Hindustani classical music

Among the 12 app and game developers who won the Apple Design Award this year was Indian developer Sandeep Ranade who developed the NaadSadhana app, an app for Hindustani classical music.

Apple on Friday announced Apple Design Award winners which included six new award categories. Among the 12 app and game developers who won the award this year was Indian developer Sandeep Ranade who developed the NaadSadhana app, an app for Hindustani classical music. Ranade won the award under the innovation category, which provides a state-of-the-art experience through the novel use of Apple technologies that set them apart in their genre. Apple describes NaadSadhana as an “all-in-one, studio-quality music app that helps musicians of all genres and any expertise perform and publish their music without boundaries.”The company notes that after first finding its tune as an app for practicing Indian classical singing, NaadSadhana has expanded to support seven different genres of music. These include Hindustani classical, Semi-Classical, Devotional, Light / Bollywood, Carnatic, Western and Fusion.