FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording
The Neutral Eye explores what happens when we examine fear, greed, belief and morality without immediately placing them into the categories we have inherited.
It asks a simple but uncomfortable question:
Can we see something clearly without first deciding what it is?
FEAR
How fear shapes what we perceive.
GREED
How desire changes our relationship with others.
GOD
What happens when belief itself becomes a lens through which everything is judged.
PLAY THE FULL AUDIOBOOK
LISTEN TO THE RECORDING
The Neutral Eye — narrated by Sandeep Kulkarni
WHY THIS RECORDING?
THE VOICE
Sandeep Kulkarni's narration gives the philosophical material an intimate human presence.
THE IDEAS
The audiobook moves between philosophy, observation and personal inquiry.
THE EXPERIENCE
Rather than simply delivering information, the recording invites the listener to slow down and examine their own assumptions.
THE CREATORS
Suraaj Parab is an internationally recognized composer, pianist, bassist, and author based in Mumbai, India. His emotionally rich work blends Indian classical traditions with cinematic and neo-classical elements, exploring themes of memory, longing, belonging, and human connection.
A voting member of the Recording Academy® since 2021, Suraaj has received more than 22 international awards and honors, including recognition from the Global Music Awards and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. His music has been presented at venues and festivals in India and internationally.
As an author, Suraaj brings the same introspective sensibility found in his music to his writing. The Neutral Eye: Seeing Past the Labels of Fear, Greed & God reflects his interest in examining human experience beyond inherited labels, beliefs, and assumptions.
Across music and literature, Suraaj's work seeks to create a space for reflection—inviting audiences to pause, question, and see the human experience from a more neutral perspective.
Sandeep Kulkarni is a Mumbai-born vocalist and lifelong musician whose career began in the Indian rock scene of the 1990s as the lead vocalist of the pioneering heavy metal band Mayhem. He performed at major festivals including Independence Rock and IIT Mood Indigo and toured extensively across India.
Now based in Southern California, Sandeep is the lead vocalist of Rusty Rickshaw, an original band blending Rock, Folk, Indie, Sufi and Fusion. He continues to study both Hindustani and Western classical music while exploring diverse vocal styles and musical traditions.
For The Neutral Eye, Sandeep brings decades of performance experience and a versatile vocal approach to the audiobook narration, transforming the book's philosophical ideas into an intimate spoken-word experience.
THE BOOK BEHIND THE RECORDING
The Neutral Eye explores the ways fear, desire, belief and inherited assumptions shape our perception of the world. The book proposes a different way of looking—one that attempts to observe experience before assigning it a label.
LISTEN NOW
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording