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Pandit, Honorary doctorate Ajoy Chakrabarty | |
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Born | Ajoy Chakrabarty 25 December 1953 |
Occupation | Vocalist |
Children | Kaushiki Chakraborty, Ananjan Chakraborty |
Awards | Padma Bhushan (2020) |
Musical career | |
Origin | Shyamnagar, West Bengal, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Years active | 1977–present |
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 25 December 1953) is an Hindustani classical vocalist, [1] composer, lyricist and an exponent of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. [2] He was given Padma Bhushan Award, the third highest civilian award in India in 2020. [3] [4] [5]
Ajoy Chakrabarty was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was raised with his brother in Shyamnagar. His younger brother, Sanjay Chakrabarty, is a lyricist and composer.
He graduated top of his class in music, both in B.A and M.A. from the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata and joined the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in 1978 as its first scholar. Today he is one of the youngest gurus of this academy.
His father, Ajit Chakrabarty, was his first Guru. He then studied with Pannalal Samanta, Kanaidas Bairagi and Jnan Prakash Ghosh. [6]
Besides that, he had learnt from Latafat Hussain Khan, Nibruttibua Sarnaik, Hirabai Barodekar and in Carnatic styles from M. Balamuralikrishna, that kept enriching his musical expression and repertoire. [7] Despite having such pure classical "taleem" in the Khyal genre, he also renders lighter forms such as Thumri, Tappa, Bhajan, Kirtan, Folk, Film/Non-Film and modern songs, in several different languages.
He has received several prestigious awards including the Padma Shri (2011), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Delhi, 1999–2000), Kumar Gandharva National Award (1993) and the Best Male Playback Singer Award (Bengali Film "Chhandaneer" 1990) ("For bringing the rare depth of emotion, adorned by his command on the classical idiom") and National Tansen Samman 2015 - by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. [8] He has also received felicitations from both the former and present Chief Ministers of his own State, West Bengal. In 2012, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee conferred him the Maha Sangeet Samman and the Banga Bibhushan, two of the State's highest awards. In 2015 he has received Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh Lifetime Achievement Award.
He also was awarded honorary citizenship in New Orleans, after performing with jazz musicians at Preservation Hall, the birthplace of jazz music.
He had received his honorary doctorate degree in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and other dignitaries from IIT Kanpur. He was honored for his exemplary contributions in his respective field.
He has been invited to perform in Pakistan and China and by BBC for their Golden Jubilee Celebration of India's Independence. [9]
He has performed in some of the most prestigious venues around the world such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Preservation Hall in the US, the Royal Albert hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in the UK and Theatre de la Ville in France. In addition to that, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty performed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada in 2018 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto. [10]
Inspired by the ideals of his Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Chakrabarty founded Shrutinandan, a school of music.
Chakrabarty is married to Chandana Chakraborty. His daughter, Kaushiki Chakraborty, is also a vocalist of Hindustani classical music. Their son, Ananjan Chakraborty, is a sound engineer.
Year | Song | Film | Co-Singer | Composer | Lyricist |
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1985 | Bela Jay Shyamrai | Baidurjya Rahasya | None | Tapan Sinha | Tapan Sinha |
Nain Mein Nandalal | Baidurjya Rahasya | None | Tapan Sinha | Tapan Sinha | |
1999 | Ore Jaat Jaat koris kano | Niyoti | None | Manoranjan Saha | Bablu Samaddar |
2000 | Isaiyil Thodanguthamma | Hey Ram | None | Ilayaraja | Ilayaraja |
Har Koi Samjhe | Hey Ram | None | Ilayaraja | Ilayaraja | |
2001 | Aan Milo Sajna | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Parveen Sultana | Uttam Singh | Anand Bakshi |
2005 | Yeh Kaun Mujhe Yaad Aaya | Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | None | Naushad Ali | Naqsh Lyallpuri |
Vaishnava Jan To | Water | Kaushiki Desikan | A. R. Rahman,(originally composed by Narsinh Mehta) | Sukhwinder Singh | |
2011 | Bhorer Alo | Bhorer Alo | None | Jeet Gannguli | Priyo Chattopadhyay |
2013 | Rabso Neha Laage (Bilaval Bandish) | Shunyo Awnko | Kaushiki Desikan | Gautam Ghose | Gautam Ghose |
2020 | Garaj Garaj | Bandish Bandits | None | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Sameer Samant |
2023 | Dawsh Awbotaar Stotra | Dawshom Awbotaar | Anupam Roy | Joydeb |
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