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Isheeta Ganguly

musical artist

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Source revisionJan 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ109860552 ↗
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Isheeta Ganguly is an Indian-American singer, playwright, director. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet with 8 albums to her credit. She is known for her contribution to Indian fusion music, and has released several music albums, notably Tomari Nam Bolbo, Ghare Baire, Nutan Jouboner Dut, Damaru I Feel Your Rhythm, Pather Pradip Jwale, Tumhi Shundaro Beshe Eshecho and Aj Khela Bhangar Khela. As a playwright, she is known for her plays Three Women, Shakuntala Awaits, and Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali.

Early life and education

Ganguly was born in Kolkata, India and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, USA as well as Turkey, Japan, and Indonesia. As a child, she began to cultivate her passion for Tagore's music through LP records until she began her formal training in Rabindra Sangeet from Suchitra Mitra. Isheeta received her training in Indian classical music from Vijay Kitchku and A.T. Kanan.

Isheeta learnt the art of musical theatre curation and direction from Suchitra Mitra and further honed her music and performing artistry as an undergraduate at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She has done her Masters in Public Health from Columbia University and spent over a decade as a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pfizer and Sesame Workshop.

Career

Ganguly started her musical career at the age of 15 when she released her first music album of Tagore songs, Tomari Nam Bolbo.

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