Kaushiki desikan biography

In this Indian name, the name Chakraborty is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kaushiki.

Indian classical vocalist

Musical artist

Kaushiki Chakraborty Desikan (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian classical vocalist of the Patiala gharana.

Her repertoire covers pure classical, Khyals, Dadras, Thumris, Bhajans and several other forms of Indian music. She is the recipient of 2005 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in the Asia-Pacific category. She is the daughter of noted Hindustani classical vocalist, Ajoy Chakraborty.

Kaushiki is also a trained Carnatic classical vocalist.

Early life

Kaushiki was born on 24 October 1980 in Kolkata. She is the daughter of Chandana Chakraborty and the Padma Bhushan recipient Indian classical singer, Ajoy Chakraborty.

Kaushiki desikan biography wikipedia

She had an interest in music from the age of two. She accompanied her father on world tours of music performances since the late 1980s. She sang her first song in p