Mesmerizing Kaushiki Chakrabarty: Mishra Charukeshi Thumri

2008. 3rd February, Sunday
Trafó, Budapest
Smt. Kaushiki Chakrabarty - Vocal (www.kaushiki.net/)
Hiranmay Mitra - Harmonium
Shahbaz Hussain - Tabla
Christian Ledoux - Tampura
The concert took place at Trafo (Budapest, Hungary) on 03.02.2008. as the 5th concert of the Masters of Indian Classical Music Series.
More about the concert series: india.tilos.hu/...
Smt. Kaushiki Chakrabarty was born in 1980 in the campus of Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, Kaushiki Chakrabarty is now a scholar of the academy. The gurus of the Academy and the members of its Expert Committe repose a great hope in Kaushiki and have blessed her for a glorious musical future.
By the grace of God, she could reproduce any musical and rhythmic phrase when she was only two years old. Kaushiki's mother, Chandna Chakrabarty was her first guru and very soon, Kaushiki became a "ganda-bandh" sagird (disciple) of her father's guru, Jnan Prakash Ghosh according to India's ancient system of guru-shishya parampara. On account of the old age of her guru and with his consent, she resumed her training under her father, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.

[@priyakishu]

i am 75 years and a seriouis heart patient but whatever it is worth mery umar aap ko lag jaye. you have made every day that i live worth living i am lucky to be alive

[@kamathpsatish]

Listening to Kaushiki ji sing takes me to a place where the world is IDEAL... no hatred, jealousy, war... Absolute PEACE... That is how much i appreciate her talent!

[@nishantd6104]

She might be a 'gandharva' before taking birth as ' Kaushiki' on this earth. Gandharva are the one who entertain the God in heaven. wonderful !!!!

[@iambhavyamirchandani]

Wah kaushikij

[@arkeneivzemistev1902]

Nishant are you phd in gandharva science?

[@louison79]

This is more than just music. I fell in love with Kaushiki when I saw her sing Madhuvanti in Paris, 2006. Not every music brings tears to your eyes. Bach's Goldberg variations also pierce my heart.

[@indikated]

your voice made my life extend for a nother couple of years.thank you.

[@mukeshpandey6499]

Oh , she sings like goddess, heart touching, god bless her.

[@sohampatole1668]

Here is unity of India.... We ppl with different religions and cultures... Bring out the most radiant Colors..... See the names of singer... Tabla vaadak... Tanpura vaadak.... Peti vaadak..... There are many more examples....... No religion is seen in art forms...... I.e.... Singing... Dancing.... Acting..etc..... Really blessed for my birth in my maatrubhoomi India ❤ Long live Hindustan.... Long live it's people..... Bharat mata ki Jay

[@mkal100]

Names of the Tabla tanpura n Harmonium missing?

[@TheThumri]

What a performance! I cry every time I listen to this bandish. She has an amazing gift of expressing the emotions through music. It is truly a God's gift which very few people in the world have. I am a thumri singer - I know how difficult it is to sing so naturally with so much ease - singing is as natural for her as breathing. God bless Kaushiki and may her have all the happiness and success in the world.

[@indraniroy_]

the lyric is- oh my beloved, how to spend day & night without seeing you.. No letters, even no news about or from you.. I am in search of your presence worldwide.

[@sohinibanerjee6162]

This music takes me to an unknown sphere... Just magical

[@mousumisardar612]

I want to only different bhajan of Kausiki

[@chandanbhardwaj3685]

I have never heard any thing like this, ever . Bless you.

[@anamitraghosh6737]

Here is a very basic translation; Saiyyan mora re (Oh my beloved) Ae din rajni kaise beetey (How will my day and night go by) Bin tere darsan re (without seeing you) Na koi paati na koi sandesa aaye (No letters nor any news have come) Dhoond phiroon main jag angna (I am looking for you everywhere)

[@thekiminthenorth504]

Brenda - most probably this is "BRAJ" a dialect of hindi spoken in northern india

[@ltnejad]

Thanks for posting the poem in the original language!

[@aranyanifox4375]

Thank you so much for the translation. 🙏

[@viduragnihotri5461]

@@thekiminthenorth504 .. no..its not "BRAJ" its "AWADHI" language..it is spoken in eastern Indian states.

[@thekiminthenorth504]

@@viduragnihotri5461 eastern UP and Bihar?

[@paulhanson1137]

This woman has the most divine voice. Her sensibilities are divine also.

[@sumitdutt8338]

I don't understand music much, but when I listen this beautiful thumri I wish it should not end. so I downloaded it and when I listen this thumri I switch on the rpt button and listen several time continuously for hours. There is no word to express the beauty of her singing. May God bless her.

[@lovegeorge4ever]

She sings so beautifully and deeply touched by the Divine.

[@ramakantdanak7280]

Ma sarswati is within you and I salute . God is here only

[@najat5779]

Thank you Kaushiki ji you are a bridge between Divine and earth.

[@achyutarjunwadkar8872]

Najat57 परिणीता

[@priyakishu]

i couldnt agree more with Rajeev(new panvel) when u listen to music like this we still have reason to live in this mera bharat with all the scams with all the molestetions and and all our netas sometime u feel why i am living in this country but this music compels to live and hope for a better world tomorow

[@nihalranasinghe9657]

I have no words to praise this precious Indian gem! Let me name her !

[@jeminmangukiya8655]

Nihal Ranasinghe not an angel if bengal she nightangle of India

[@somyasahu138]

Mam u r my inspiration and i used to listen u everyday for 2 hours i m also a clasical singing student and apse bhut seekhne ko milta h u and ur voice both are Devine . 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@patelcl]

Excellent singer with divine orientation touches the hearts of the listeners. Pray to God for His blessings.

[@AtulVify]

Really smooth flowing sweet voice she is owns! ....and above all has her control on each of the nuances of singing! Admirable!

[@jogendrapatel1574]

One of the best classical singing star with sweet voice and singing style. May God bless her to live thousands of years.

[@vedkumardhir9605]

Outstanding as usual.Smilingly enjoys her own singing & makes the listeners go into trance.

[@mohammadqasim9178]

I have listened it 15 years ago ! Since then I have been in love with the singing of Kaushiki ji the queen of ragas !

[@amitak1673]

spellbound by her performance....takes u to a different world altogether..

[@ZachCanPlay]

+Amita K agreed

[@pravinsharma4128]

+Amita K thank you.well said

[@saurabhdecent]

One of the best Thumris i have ever listened to... Every smallest note is so clear... and the soul is outstanding...

[@arifkhan100]

Bohat mitthaas hai! wah wah kya pyara andaaz e bayan hai.

[@mohammedshaikh598]

George this is like a serenade where the lover is pleading with her lover " how can I spend my days and nights without you".Beautiful rendering by a great artist

[@mtamhankar]

bahot hee baDhiyaa!! Very fluent and pure... voice flowing beautifully, naturally, easily, freely like a river exploring the hills and valleys in beautiful formations, waves, fountains, waterfalls... and still within the confines and liberties of the of the soor and taal so naturally that you would never feel it..! Gr8 accomapniment and great video/sound engineering as well! Many many best wishes to Kaushiki!! Maata Saraswati has given to you, let it keep flowing and keep giving back to her!!

[@muhammadkhan2532]

The transcendental notes and the great voice we enjoy now is not now but a legacy of a rich religious tradition of music in India, later taken up by Gharanas. The outstanding quality is the mix of thought, imagination and passionate intensity in rendition of Kaushiki ji.

[@suramya03]

truly said...

[@alurnataraj2919]

How correct you are. She sings divinely

[@alurnataraj3915]

How many times I have listened to this music, it is devine

[@drabhijitroy112]

Right you are! Devine.

[@satyanarayanatamvada5338]

You have rightly mentioned it as “ transcendental notes” and. divine “ mix of thought ,imagination and passionate intensity in rendition of Kaushiki ji.- your compliment itself is a great gift ,

[@runnerwinner4676]

whenever i see watch this marvellous lady i get astonished 😍😍😍

[@neel5661]

50 times viewed but all time its like me first time.........what a wonderful voice........many many loves to respectable Kaushiki Chakrabarty.......

[@alokpathak3]

unbelievable thumri from kaushikiji......

[@VSNarasimhan]

Great Singing!!!! MAY GOD BLESS!

[@vatsalasarwal7542]

amazingly pure,lilting, mesmerizing voice & rendering - right from the first note!

[@saketgaddhyan8947]

itni behtar pakad hai raag aur sur ki, kisi bhi jagah raag se bahar nahi gaya gaana....... i consider myself honoured to hear her sing......... she is one of the most important member of the patiala gharana.

[@shaikhdishgan1]

this morning i wake up i feel something is coming, i know now that god can create thing to make us understand perfection . the best voice i heard .

[@Qnsb]

i am hearing her first time i dont hasitat to say After long i am heaing a great voice with great practice

[@aravindadas567]

Kaushiki is like goddess of music. In every tonal vibration is divine. Just like a very deep devotion in sadhna, very spiritual prayer to god.

[@flutehridoybd5272]

কলিজা ঠান্ডা হয়ে গেল। কি শুনাইলেন মাতাজি প্রাণ ভরে গেল

[@АсельБалтаева-х3ц]

I am from Kazakhstan and maybe don't understand the meaning of the song but it is so beautiful amazing voice

[@rabbdadaas]

Saiyan mora re - its a call to her beloved....o my beloved... din raejni kese beete bin tere darshan re - o lord...how will the day pass? without seeing her beloved...

[@АсельБалтаева-х3ц]

thank you, very beautiful

[@najat5779]

+rabbdadaas What comes after na koi pati, pls? I can't catch it...and thank you very much!

[@maryjones676]

na koi pati na koi sandes wa..... pati means letter sandes means message.....no letter no message from you

[@geethanjalibalaji5232]

thank you for the translation .. but how did they confirm the second time that it is not recording ..

[@atikinasettybala3murti25]

I am listening from 2011 still today I am listening, it is amazing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jairambardwa1230]

Legend 🙏🙏🙏 i am wordless... What could be said someone who sings so godly🙏

[@hriditarubyat4694]

um from Bangladesh and i love Kaushiki . Her singing is divine...

[@Adyamaaa]

Kaushiki is a gem so beautifully nurtured by her great father Pandit Ajoy Chaktaborty. She makes this world seem so loving and wanted, thanks to her beautiful approach and movement through each of her renditions. Softness personified in every way...... kudos Kaushiki.

[@AkshatMehrotra07]

omg.. this was amazing.. after such a long time.. god is singing from her throat.. beautiful.. bohot acha..

[@srisaitraders3701]

I want to breath my last while hearing this divine voice.

[@SM-tq7kn]

clear voice amazing divine

[@roopsythegreat]

Wow! Magical voice!

[@tarunmehta1867]

This was your first number when I heard very recently, and since then I am your fan. Kaushiki you are a magic of music. Tarun Mehta

[@umacharanpanigrahi9431]

great singer, great performance, a real divinity manifesting itself. feel indebted.

[@arpitachakrabortysinger]

Love u kaushiki di... U r truly an inspiration!!!!

[@arkeneivzemistev1902]

Love you arpita di

[@mahantayyadayanandayya]

Guruji Your Voice - Style of Singing Good - daily one time i am lisning this Tumri - Mahantayya D - Kalaburgi District - Karnataka

[@1958zain]

Just an amazing singer. I have just discovered her and am really enjoying her music. Thank you.

[@swargyan386]

melodious, sooting,heart touching voice....kaise vistaar kya hai...awsom...dil krta hai bss sunte rhe....sara din yeh awaaz kaanon me rhe...

[@KaushikiCMusic]

BALJEET KAUR thank you 😊

[@ramakantdanak7280]

Kaushikiji classical vocal music to know understand and sing , one must have a blessings of Ma Sarswati, where as I see u singing and I see in u Ma Sarswati . What more I say? I bow down my head before u . Thanks GOD within u is saluted by me .kindly accept . Ramakant

[@swamiaseem]

Hindi already is such a beautiful language and she makes all sound even more, indeed most beautiful -i could listen for hours to her!

[@surajprajapati988904]

इस ठुमरी को पूरे दिन में 4 से 5 बार सुनता हूं बहुत आनंद आता है सुनने में ओर कोशिकी चक्रबर्ती की बात ही अलग है सब गायकों से

[@roxtrstudio]

These kind of Artist are saving Indian Classical Music 🙂 fav. Raag , soothing performance.

[@AS-pk4by]

She is smiling melodious assasin....Kaushikiji You always enchant me everytime I hear you. Just getting intoxicated by the freshness of her voice and the masterful rendition. Amazing.God bless.

[@mukulahmedmollah3862]

what a great composed & singing ability.Heart blowing.

[@78vanak]

Just FA-BU-LOUS. Once again, Kaushiki demonstrates she is one of the greatest singer. The way she is singing is pure music at the highest level !

[@BANASTHALIPRIYANKA]

no words!!!!question mark?????????? lovely mindblowing outstanding,really ma'm lovely voice. priyanka chauhan

[@samprasadmajumdar1697]

VOCAL SINGING MANIFEST ON EARTH AT ITS BEST.

[@whoddaya]

Oh man. Brings goosebumps and tears. Excellent, excellent, excellent.

[@zara.7320]

Mesmerizing kaushaki 💕🌺🌸💐🙏

[@Sureshkumar58123]

Excellent harmonium player too with the princess of Hindustani vocals. And the whole beauty of music with this princess too

[@champakbhaumik5730]

Her father came to Calgary, years ago. Stole the hearts of Cow Town. I wonder when Kaushiki will travel the world. What a voice and "darad" Indian classical music will live on, thanks to you and the young classical lovers.

[@SWARVANDANA]

love you kaushiki ji,,,,always feel blessed after listening to you

[@archananaveen100]

listen once and for the whole day your melody is in the mind, thank you so much

[@rajsekharnaturelover5842]

Beautiful voice...brings out tears

[@sbkmurthy4926]

Hats off to you! you have such a wide range of voice mesmorising!

[@irabojczuk77]

She express such deep Divine inspiration, that I feel so much gratitude in my heart to God.

[@moonstream11]

I am listening her sing thumri for the first time.awwaz is sweet as dew drops.Appearance godly-wow

[@ShriShubhashish]

Perfection personified!!! An all around artist...

[@jayeetasarkar875]

oh! no words as good as your father kaushikiji

[@Soulintune77]

Listening to this makes me feel directly in touch with divinity. An all time favourite. ❤

[@LAURIEANNHAUS]

I can now add you to my list of favorite singers of all time. Your father is also in that list.

[@torridscene]

Smashing performance. Kaushiki is excellent as usual. Harmonium player is fantastic.The live sound is just perfect -- kudos to the sound engineer!

[@sundarsingchauhan5388]

She is singing very fantastic I am very proud of her singing because I supposing her my daughter I god bless her and her father also

[@AmitSheth]

Music does not get any better or more soulful...some times touches heart, sometimes pierces it!

[@polyoud]

thanks!!! she's my favorite!

[@maharshiajay9909]

sarvGun sampann...............esi khubsurat aawaj ki jate huye kadam thahar jaye... Dhanya ho kaushiki.....ishwar tumhari umar 1000 saal kare...

[@kalanidhisangeetsansthan6669]

Ultimate,singing like ma saraswati. I feel relax after listening ur bhakti songs,and ragas. I want to learn classical ragas.please give me tips.

[@joydeepbiswas4033]

I heard it many times but whenever I listen this song I feel better. What a melody in her voice and expression ! I can remember the moment when I discovered her father by listening a classical based song in radio in his young age. Then I purchased the cassette immediately and listened the song many times at a stretch. Successful, brilliant father of a brilliant daughter.

[@SubirMukherjee003]

One of the finest renderings of Kaushiki is Mishra Charukeshi Thumri , with scintillating and enchanting brilliance..

[@sidd600]

An exception in her voice,uniqueness in her style.A wonderful package for us.We are blessed.

[@Wooddweller56]

I agree with the other enthusiastic commentators of this video. I rarely heard such a touching piece of Indian music, warming the cockles of my heart. When listenig to this I feel safe, secure protected in this world, a quite existencial feeling. Many thanks for the upload!

[@ybcdbl]

Swar etna shudh hai kya bat hai Koushikiji.............God Bless u

[@miligupta7907]

Really heart touching ! Your performance connects directly with God. I feel like to listen it all through the day again and again. God bless you ma’am! 🙏🙏

[@sharmasumita1]

This can not happen without a blessing. She is One of MAA Sarswati's LAADLI....God bless...

[@vandanavashishtha9081]

compeletly divine...enjoed alot every time yr soulful music....

[@brijeshpandit2695]

ati sundar

[@pratikrao9]

Too good harmonium and tabla. What agility sir. Your fingers have magic and dance on the keys 🙏🙏🙏

[@Desneaky.larrat]

waah tula ho diya ...kya gaya he..khubsurat

[@yashpalsethi1979]

Music By you generate energy and Love for Indian Classical Music. God Bless U.

[@poojapatankar1814]

You are amazing ❤️ ❤️ Its my favourite bandish 💕 Love you ❤️

[@paulhanson1137]

Totally incredible.

[@TheAnnrin]

the way she starts... is just so so lovely!!!.... can't describe how it feels!!!

[@pranabmajumdar9742]

Probably the sweetest classical female singer. Requesting for some piloo gazal God bless her.