I want 10 more Kaushikis to come up: Pt Ajoy

Nine years after being awarded a Padma Shri in 2011, the central government decided to confer the Padma Bhushan award to veteran vocalist Pt Ajoy Chakraborty. A torchbearer of the Patiala gharana, 68-year-old Chakraborty told TOI that he is “happy” with the news and wants to continue doing more work to propagate Indian classical music.

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