Papia Chakraborty learned music from Shri Anit Chatterjee. She is fond of different musical activities as studio recordings, stage shows and also teaching music.
She has been awarded the Kalakar Samman Award at Indore.
Papia Chakraborty is a regular artist at All India Radio for Geet, Gazal and Bhajans.
She has also performed in various stage shows.