CONCERT: Smt. Kaushiki Chakravarti

Venue: Yashwantrao Chawhan Natyagruh, Kothrud, Pune
Date and Time: 25th April, Saturday, 5 PM

Accompanist:
Tabla: Satyajit Talwalkar
Harmonium: Ajay Jogalekar



About the artist:
Kaushiki Desikan (Chakrabarty)
Daughter of the world-renowned vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Kaushiki was born and brought up within the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. Her mother, Chandana Chakrabarty initiated her into vocal music, but her formal taalim started at the age of seven when she became a student of the legendary Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. Later, as a scholar of the Academy, between November 1992 and June 2004, she was groomed by her father and guru, Ajoy Chakrabarty.

Kaushiki’s recitals are marked by maturity far beyond her years, sound musical concepts and remarkable spontaneity. She is gifted with a melodious and flexible voice and has already participated in many major concerts including the Dover Lane Music Conference, the ITC Sangeet Sammelans in India, the Spring Festival of Music (California), Parampara Programme (Los Angeles) and others.
Her outstanding performances have fetched her many awards. The Salt Lake Cultural Association of Calcutta presented her with the “Jadu Bhatta” Award in 1995. Kaushiki received the “Outstanding Young Person” Award from the Rotary Club of Calcutta for 2000 and the BBC Award in 2005.