New Delhi: Indian-American artist Chandrika Tandon, who has won the Grammy award for her album ‘Triveni’ in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category, is the elder sister of PepsiCo’s former CEO Indra Nooyi. Tandon, who represented India on the international stage, flaunted her Indian roots. She attended the prestigious award ceremony in a graceful silk salwar kurta, paired with her signature necklace.
She was one of the few artists of Indian heritage to earn a nomination for the award this year. She accepted the award for ‘Triveni’ alongside her collaborators, South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.
In 2009, Tandon’s first Grammy nomination was for her album ‘Soul Call’. ‘Triveni’ thus marks her second nomination but maiden win. Tandon has three other albums to her credit. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in the United States and World Culture Festivals across Europe and India.
“Music is love, music is light, and music is laughter and let’s all be surrounded by love, light, and laughter. Thank you for the music, and thank you to everyone who makes music,” Tandon said at the award ceremony.
The other nominees in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category were Rickey Kej for ‘Break of Dawn’, the late Japanese legend Ryuichi Sakamoto for ‘Opus’, Indian-American Anoushka Shankar for ‘Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn’, and Rashika Vekaria for ‘Warriors Of Light’.
Know more about her:
- She is also an entrepreneur.
- She grew up in Chennai and studied at Madras Christian College.
- She holds a master’s degree from IIM Ahmedabad.
- She was the first Indian-American woman to be elected partner at McKinsey and Company.
- She has developed the Boyd-Tandon Business School at Madras Christian College (MCC)
- She is a global business leader and trustee of New York University.
