Ajoy Chakrabarty
Indian singer
Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 25 December 1952) is an Indian classical vocalist, and composer of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India in 2020 and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2011.
Early life
Chakrabarty was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on 25 December 1952 to Ajit Kumar Chakraborty and Mahamaya Devi.
He graduated his class in music, both in B.A and M.A. from the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata and then ITC Sangeet Research Academy in 1977 as its first scholar.
His father, Ajit Chakrabarty, was his first music teacher. He then studied with Pannalal Samanta, Kanaidas Bairagi, Munawar Ali Khan and Jnan Prakash Ghosh.
Besides that, he had learnt from Latafat Hussain Khan, Nibruttibua Sarnaik, Hirabai Barodekar and in Carnatic styles from M. Balamuralikrishna. Apart from khyal, 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. He has also received felicitations from both the former and present Chief Ministers of his own State, West Bengal.
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