Mid-Day: Grammy winner Chandrika Tandon: ‘During college, I’d listen to Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle

Music, although relegated to the background, was a part of Chandrika Tandon’s life for as long as she can remember. But she began her musical journey only 25 years ago. Today, at 71, her decades-long love for the art form has been rewarded as her album Triveni was adjudged the Best New Age Album at the 67th Grammy Awards. Two days after her big win, when we get on a call with New York-based Tandon, she reflects, “I started singing when I was little. In fact, I’d say I sang before I spoke. I would be singing in my head while doing all the chores. During my college years, I’d listen to Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, and my favourite, Asha Bhosle…”