Kaushiki Chakrabarty - A devotional bhajan in raga Bhairavi.mp3

Kaushiki Chakrabarty (Bengali: কৌশিকী চক্রবর্তী) (born 24 October 1980) is a prominent Indian classical vocalist. Daughter of a well known musical family of Calcutta, Kaushiki is trained in gayaki style of the Patiala gharana, groomed at Sangeet Research Academy where her father (famous Classical Vocalist, Pandit Ajay Chakrabarty) was teacher, Her singing repertoire covers Khayals and Thumris, which in Hindustani music are 'semi-classical' or 'light classical' styles. She has been recipient of many national and international awards such as the BBC award in 2005, and has performed with elan at many national and international festivals and conferences.

This is a classical bhajan in raga Bhairaivi. Bhairaivi is a Hindustani Classical heptatonic (Sampurna) Raag of Bhairavi Thaat. Traditionally it is a morning raga. In modern times, typically in Khyal Gayaki, it is usually performed as the concluding (finale) piece in concerts. It is the defining raga of its own Thaat.