Kaushiki Chakraborty
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kaushiki Chakraborty |
| Born | 24 October 1980 |
| Origin | Kolkata, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | http://kaushikichakraborty.com |
Kaushiki Chakraborty (Bengali: কৌশিকী চক্রবর্তী) (born 24th October, 1980) is a prominent Indian classical vocalist.[1][2][3]
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Early life
Chakraborty was born 1980 in Kolkata, India. She is the daughter of Chandana Chakraborty and the renowned Indian classical singer Ajoy Chakraborty. At age seven, she started learning Indian classical music at the academy of Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, later joining ITC Sangeet Research Academy.[4]
She completed her schooling at Patha Bhavan school, Kolkata.
In 2002, she graduated from the Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated undergraduate women's college of the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata with a first degree in philosophy.[5] She did her masters in philosophy from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, with a first class.
Career
Kaushiki has participated in many major concerts, including the Dover Lane Music Conference, the ITC Sangeet Sammelan in India, the Spring Festival of Music (California), Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Sangeet Mahotsav and Parampara Program (Los Angeles).
Talk show
She hosts a weekly talk-show with singers in the entertainment channel Ruposhi Bangla.[6] The talk-show named "Gaan-Golpo ar Gaan" (Songs, Stories and Songs), aired on Sundays, has had Banasree Sengupta, Subhamita, Lopamudra Mitra, her father, Ajoy Chakraborty, as the guests.
Personal life
She is married to Parthasarathi Desikan and they have a son. [7]
Awards and recognitions
- Jadu Bhatta (1995)
- Outstanding Young Person (2000)
- BBC Award (2005)[8]
- Sangeet Natak Academy's Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar.
Performances
MTV Coke Studio - Season 2 - song name - Lagi Lagi ( With Shantanu Moitra & Swanand Kirkire )
Movies
References
- ↑ http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20130322&page=24
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_the-blend-of-three-gharanas-a-musical-experience-beyond-words_1507614
- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/An-experience-of-Dawn-to-Dusk-raags/849735/
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/05/29/stories/2009052950150300.htm
- ↑ History of the College
- ↑ http://ruposhibangla.in/index.php?bmkey=20
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- Artist website
- Kaushiki Chakraborty at AllMusic
- Kaushiki Chakraborty at the Internet Movie Database
- Leicester International Music Festival
- Georgia World Congress Center
- Musical Collections of Kaushiki Chakrabarty
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