Indrani Mukherjee

Indrani’s great artistic temperament and exceptional aesthetic sensibility has left an indelible impression on the minds of her audiences and critics alike.

Indrani hails from a family of musicians. At the age of 3, she started learning under the guidance of her mother Shikha Chatterje and her aunt Rita Roy; later around 5 years of age Indrani started learning under her maternal grandfather Shri Sanjib Banerjee, a well known vocalist of the Kirana Gharana. In 1996 she was selected as a scholar of the prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta and came under the able guidance of Pandit Arun Bhaduri. Indrani is also learning Thumris and Bhajans from Bidushi Purnima Choudhury, great exponent of Thumri from Benaras Gharana. She also got Taalim from the Great Guru Late Pandit Ramashray Jha Ji of Allahabad.

Indrani is a regular performer in All India Radio and Television. She is also a graduate from Burdwan University.

Indrani acquired degree of “Sangeet Prabhakar” from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad and “Upadhyay” from Trailokya Sangeet Parisad, Calcutta.

Indrani has already performed in some important concerts in Calcutta, such as,
Bagbajar Alaapan, Sangeet Piyasi, Sovabazar Sangeet Sammelan, Rajya Sangeet Academy(State Music Academy),St Xaviers College, Oxford Book Store(for Kolkata Book fair, 2005), Sangeet Research Academy (Kolkata)" - for Home coming Festival, Akar Prakar- Thumri concert for the Inauguration of Shri Ganesh Haloi’s Painting exhibition-Benares, Weavers Studio(Kolkata)-for Womens day concert, Etv and Tara Bangla (Tv shows) etc.

Other than Calcutta she has also performed in BE College(Shibpur, Howrah),Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Pondicherry),Sri Aurobindo Auditorium (Auroville,Pondicherry),Indian Institute of Fundamental Research (Bangalore),IIC (Ahmedabad), India International Centre (Delhi), Kalidas Rangalaya, Patna, Organized by Surtall, to celebrate 126th birth anniversary of late Pandit Kanthe Maharaj Ji, inaugurated by Pandit Kishen Maharaj Ji, “Kala Prakash” in Varanasi, in memory of Late Guru Pandit Ramasdhray Jha Ji, Sadaj Baithak- Delhi,Sangeet Samaroh – Bhadohi, Concert in Raipur,to name a few.

Some important venue (abroad) Indrani has performed:

-In 2001 Indrani performed in various cities in France and Germany. She performed in ‘Magie des Voix’, a Festival which presents vocalists from 9 countries and there Indrani performed as a representative of India.

-"Tour University" (France 2003)

 -"Festival in Annonay" (France 2003) 

-"Musse Guimet"(Museum for Asian Art and Culture, Paris, 2006)

-Festival “FIMU” (Belfort, France, 2006)

-“Chapel St Jean” (Mulhouse, France, 2006)

- "Les Orientales Festival” (Saint-Florent- le-Vieil, France, 2006)

-"The Nehru Centre" (London, 2006)

-"Jazz lives in Syria" (Damascus and Aleppo Citadel, Syria, 2006)

-"Concert in Strada in Mouans-Sartoux" (Near Cannes, France, 2006)

-"Festival - Bombaysers de Lille 3000" (France, 2006)

-"Concert in Saint Jans - Cappels" (Near Lille, France, 2006)   Organised by Le Conseil General du Nord and Villa Departmentale Marguerite Yourcenar

- Concert in Lebanon- Beiruth Music Hall (2008)

-“London Jazz Fest’- Jazz café-London, (2008)

-Bose Blue Note Festival (2008,2009)- Paris, France

-Rezpect Festival – Prague, Czech (2009)

-Paleo Festival, Nyon- Switzerland (2009)

-Montreal Jazz Festival – Canada (2009)

-Festival and concerts in Switzerland (Zurich, Geneva, Fribourg, Nyon, Bern, Cully) Budapest (Hungery), Prague (Czech), Slovakia(2008) and Canada (Montreal and Toronto).
Beside performing Indian Classical music, Indrani has also performed and composed in different experimental music project’s and Album’s, such as-

BENARES- EMI, Bule Note(with Erik Truffaz and Malcolm Braff), White Note (Sony,BMG)- Composed by Bickram Ghosh and others.

Beside teaching in Calcutta, she also conducted vocal workshops in France, Germany and Damascus (Higher Institute Of Music, Syria).

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