Matrupen- An Ode To Ma Durga -Kaushiki Chakraborty

The story goes that Kaushiki Chakraborty was a child so musically gifted that residents of Kolkata’s Sangeet Research Academy, where she grew up, recall how her baby cries would be attuned to the scale of the strumming Tanpura. Daughter of acclaimed Hindustani vocalists Chandana Chakraborty and Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Kaushiki is a torchbearer of the Patiala Gharana and one of the leading vocalists of India today. One of her distinctive styles is an elaborate fulsome taan that she opens her performances with. She likes to call her thumris emotionally driven that come from the heart and her khayals more technique oriented. She has also experimented in collaborative music by singing for Gulzar, Shankar-Ehsan, Bollywood films and MTV Coke Studio. Seen here, Kaushiki Chakraborty in concert at the Raymond MTV India Music Summit 2019 #KaushikiChakraborty #IndiaMusicSummit #Hindustaniclassical