Pratik Kuhad Wiki, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Pratik Kuhad is an Indian singer-songwriter and independent musician who has earned fame not only in India but also internationally.

Contents

1 Wiki/Biography
2 Physical Appearance
3 Family, Caste and Girlfriend
4 livelihood
5 Awards and Achievements
6 Favourite Things
7 Facts/General Knowledge

Wiki/Biography

Prateik Kuhad was born on Friday, 23 March 1990 (age 32 years; as in 2022) in Jaipur city of Rajasthan. His zodiac sign is Aries.

Pratik Kuhad as a child

He completed his schooling from Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya, Jaipur. After completing his schooling, he moved to New York and enrolled at New York University’s College of Arts and Sciences, where he double majored in mathematics and economics. At the age of 16, he started learning guitar, which he abandoned after a short time.

Physical Appearance

Eye colour: black

Hair Color: Black

Family, Caste and Girlfriend

His father is a lawyer, and his mother is a teacher. He has two sisters.

Pratik Kuhad with his sisters

He was in a relationship with Niharika Thakur, who is a doctor. The couple separated in November 2022.

Pratik Kuhad with Niharika Thakur

livelihood

In 2013, Pratik returned to India to pursue a career in music. They released their first EP (Extended Play) in 2013 titled “Raat Raazi”. His songs are in both English and Hindi.

Prateek Kuhad’s EP- Raat Raazi

They released their debut full-length album “In Tokens and Charms” in 2015. The album became an instant hit and gained international recognition.

He made his Bollywood debut as a singer and songwriter with the song “Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan” from the film “Baar Baar Dekho” (2016).

Awards and Achievements

Indie Album of the Year 2015 by iTunes for the album “In Tokens and Charms”

MTV Europe Music Awards for Best India Act 2016

Radio City Freedom Awards for Best Pop Artist in 2018

Pratik Kuhad with his award

Indian Indie Album of the Year 2019 by iTunes and Spotify: Top Indian Indie Hits for the album, “Cold/Mess”

Favourite Things

Band: Euphoria, Strings,

Singer: Lucky Ali, Elliot Smith

Poem: “Don’t go soft on that good night” by Dylan Thomas.

Facts/General Knowledge

He likes photography, writing and reading poems and novels.

Prateik grew up listening to Bollywood songs on TV and radio as a child. He also listened to playlists of his parents’ favorite artists—Harry Belafonte and Cliff Richards. She also listened to her sister’s playlist, which included songs by Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. All these influenced his interest in music.

During his school days, Pratik had a band and also wrote songs but only for fun. He had no plans to pursue a career in music.

While he was in New York, he was inspired by American singer-songwriter Elliot Smith. He also started listening to Indian folk music, which influenced his music and songwriting.

While in New York, he was also composing songs and started performing at local events.

Schedule of Prateek Kuhad’s first program

After completing his college, he worked as an economic consultant for four to five months in New York, but later realized that he did not want to do this for the rest of his life. He returned to India and started working on his music.

He has also performed at the South by Southwest music festival with artists such as Alt-J and Mike Posner.

In 2019, former United States President Barack Obama shared his favorite music of 2019, which included Prateek’s album “Cold/Mess”. While sharing his happiness on his Instagram account, Prateek wrote-
This just happened and I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight. Totally flipping. I don’t know how the cold/dirt got to him, but thank you @barackobama, thank you universe 🙂 I didn’t think 2019 could get any better, but I was wrong. what an honor.”
Barack Obama’s post on his favorite music