Kaushiki Chakraborty

Kaushiki Chakraborty Desikan (Bengali: [kou̯ʃiki t͡ʃɔkɾɔboɾt̪i] ; 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.