Ajoy Chakraborty
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Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (surname also spelled Chakrabarty, Chakravarty, Chakravorty, Chakaraborty, Chakravarthi, etc.; b. Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 1953) is a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist from India. He is the foremost exponent of the Patiala Gharana (tradition) of vocal music, in the lineage of the great Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; Chakraborty is the disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan (d. 1989, the younger son, disciple, and heir of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan).[1]
[edit] Awards and recognitions
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2000