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The Hindu : Last year’s Download Festival held at Wolverhampton, England, was the biggest of its kind so far. It saw the likes of Iron Maiden, Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance headlining and bands of the stature of Dimmu Borgir and Kids in Glass Housesmaking their first festival appearance.Alongside such international rock acts performed our very own Parikrama, a band whose origins lie in New Delhi and a band that the British media claimed to be India’s biggest rock band. With such humungous responsibility on their shoulders, and courage in their hearts, Parikrama did not fail to deliver. They gave the massive crowd at the Donnigton Park the first taste of Indian rock ’n’ roll, as Parikrama has already been booked for Download 2009.Recognition of this calibre does not come easy. After 10 years of experimentation, Parikrama has finally reached a stage where they can proudly say that they don’t improvise Pink Floyd tracks anymore. In fact, every rock fan in India can identify with their sound. For a band which was formed by two brothers Nitin (lead singer) and Subir Malik (keyboards) with their old classmate Chintan Kalra (bass), it has been an uphill task from the very beginning. When Parikrama came together in the mid ’90s, rock stars in India were treated like outcasts of society.But with the turn of the century, the rock scene in India took a pleasant turn as well. As international artists like Roger Waters, Mark Knopfler, Scorpions and Iron Maiden became frequent visitors to the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai, the not-so-well known Indian bands started getting the right exposure. It was the opening gig at Eddfest, Bangalore, that helped Parikrama book their ticket to the Download.In a career mixed with success and failure there has always been one itch in their musical comfort zone. A full-length studio album has always eluded Parikrama; though, on the singles front Parikrama has…More