Ajoy Chakrabarty

Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is an Indian classical vocalist. Ajoy was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His father shifted to India from his homeland, Mymensingh of Bangladesh due to the partition and raised two sons in Shyamnagar. His younger brother, Sanjay, is a lyricist and composer. He was as a topper of his class in music, both in B.A and M.A from one of the most prestigious Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata and later joined the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in 1977.

His father was his first Guru. Ajoy then studied with Pannalal Samanta and Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He received several prestigious awards, which include the Padma Shri (2011), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kumar Gandharva National Award, the Best Male Playback Singer Award (Bengali Film "Chhandaneer" 1990), and National Tansen Samman 2015 - by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

He received felicitations from both the former and present CM’s of his State, West Bengal. CM of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee awarded him the Maha Sangeet Samman and the Banga Bibhushan, which are two of the State’s highest awards in 2011. He was awarded honorary citizenship in New Orleans, for performing with jazz musicians at Preservation Hall, the birthplace of jazz music.

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Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty is a classical vocalist, composer, and lyricist from India. He was born on December 25, 1952, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His father, Ajit Chakrabarty, was his first teacher. He completed his graduation from the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata and then joined the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in 1978. Ajoy Chakraborty is married to Chandana Chakraborty. They had two children Kaushiki Chakraborty Kaushiki was born on October 24 in the year 1980 i >> Read More... , a vocalist of Hindustani classical music, and Ananjan Chakraborty, a sound engineer.

Many prestigious awards have been bestowed upon him, including the Padma Bhushan in 2020, the Padma Shri in 2011, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1999-2000, the Kumar Gandharva National Award in 1993, the Best Male Playback Singer Award in 1990, and the National Tansen Samman in 2015. He received the honor of Maha Sangeet Samman and Banga Bibhushan from the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, in 2012 and then received Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. He was also awarded honorary citizenship. He has given performances in China, Pakistan, and the BBC as well. Ajoy started a music school to spread the knowledge and wisdom of music to the new generation.