‘Triveni’ – Indian-American vocalist Chandrika Tandon wins Grammy award for her album
Entrepreneur & Indian-American vocalist Chandrika Tandon has won the Grammy award for the album ‘Triveni’ in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles, celebrating the music and resilience. This is the first Grammy for Chandrika, 71, who beat competitors like Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar to take home the gramophone.
This was her second Grammy nomination after 2009’s “Soul Call” and first win.
For Chandrika Tandon, a prestigious Grammy award is just another addition to her long list of accomplishments. She is also a businesswoman, philanthropist, and the first Indian-American woman to be elected partner at McKinsey and Company.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated musician Chandrika Tandon on winning the Grammy Awards for her album Triveni. In a social media post, he commended Ms Tandon’s passion towards Indian culture and accomplishments as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and musician. PM also called the musician an inspiration for several people. She shared the honour with her collaborators – South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.
Chandrika Tandon
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon is an Indian-American businesswoman, philanthropist, and Grammy-winning musician.
She was born in 1954 in Madras (now Chennai), Bharat, into a conservative Tamil Brahmin family. She was the eldest of three siblings, with a younger brother and sister, Indra Nooyi, who later became the CEO of PepsiCo.
Chandrika pursued higher education at Madras Christian College and later at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad.
She began her professional career at Citibank in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and subsequently joined McKinsey & Company in New York City, becoming the first Indian-American woman to be elected partner at the firm.
In 1992, she founded Tandon Capital Associates, focusing on financial and operational restructuring for global clients.
In 2015, Chandrika and her husband, Ranjan Tandon, donated $100 million to the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, leading to its renaming as the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
She has served as a trustee for New York University, NYU Langone Health, and the American India Foundation, among others.
As a musician, Chandrika Tandon has been trained in Hindustani, Carnatic, and Western traditions.
