A grounded romantic.

Raised in a joint family in Delhi, he grew up surrounded by warmth, discipline, and a strong sense of belonging. Music was never positioned as a career, it lived gently in the background. His mother was classically trained, his father played guitar, and music became a constant presence rather than an ambition.

As a child, Viraj gravitated towards structure and care, through sports, routine, and later, music. School became the space where his relationship with music took shape. Performing regularly, leading bands, and immersing himself in the work gave direction through years when school was difficult.

When music began to feel like more than a passion, the decision to pursue it professionally wasn't simple. Within a family that valued stability and tradition, the idea was met with caution. He chose Berklee, master the craft globally, then carry it back to Indian music with deeper understanding and discipline.

After completing his schooling in India, he earned admission to Berklee College of Music and moved to the United States. Most students arrived with Western musical ambitions. He'd come for the opposite, master the craft globally, then carry it back to Indian music with deeper understanding and discipline.

At Berklee he studied Music Production & Sound Engineering alongside Entrepreneurship. His work on Shuruaat with the Berklee Indian Ensemble, an album nominated for a Grammy, reinforced his belief that Indian music could speak globally without losing its emotional core. He went on to release original work with leading Indian labels, including Saregama and Sony Music India.

Throughout it all, he had been clear from a young age: his heart belonged to Hindi music. He returned to India to be closer to the audience he was writing for. Today, his songs sit in the lineage of Bollywood romance, carried forward with indie honesty and global discipline.