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{{Short description|Indian musical artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Isheeta Ganguly
| image = Singer Isheeta Ganguly.jpg
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| caption = Isheeta Ganguly
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| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], India
| origin = [[Princeton, New Jersey]], US
| genre = [[Rabindra Sangeet]], [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Jazz music|Jazz]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B]]
| occupation = Singer, Playwright, Director
| instrument = Vocalist
| years_active =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], [[Times Music]], [[Saregama]]
| associated_acts = [[Suchitra Mitra]], [[Shantanu Moitra]]
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'''Isheeta Ganguly''' is an Indian-American singer, playwright, director.<ref name=wsj/><ref name=hindu/> She is an exponent of [[Rabindra Sangeet]] with 8 albums to her credit. She is known for her contribution to Indian [[fusion music]], and has released several music albums, notably ''Tomari Nam Bolbo'', ''Ghare Baire'', ''Nutan Jouboner Dut'', ''Damaru I Feel Your Rhythm'', ''Pather Pradip Jwale'', ''Tumhi Shundaro Beshe Eshecho'' and ''Aj Khela Bhangar Khela''. As a playwright, she is known for her plays ''Three Women'', ''Shakuntala Awaits'', and ''Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Paulami |title=Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali by Isheeta Ganguly reinvents the Tagore classic and gives it a modern spin |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/theater/2019/jun/14/sundays-with-chitra-and-chaitali-by-isheeta-ganguly-reinvents-the-tagore-classic-and-gives-it-a-mod-15733.html |work=Indulge Xpress |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Ganguly was born in [[Kolkata]], India<ref name=kalhan>{{cite web |last1=Kalhan |first1=Anil |title=NYC Music: Isheeta Ganguly CD Launch – IAAC/Sundaram Tagore Gallery |url=http://www.kalhan.com/2007/07/isheeta-cd-launch-july-31/ |website=Kalhan |date=13 July 2007 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127224430/https://www.kalhan.com/2007/07/isheeta-cd-launch-july-31/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and raised in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], USA as well as [[Turkey]], [[Japan]], and [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Shashi Tharoor |author1-link=Shashi Tharoor |title=India's freedom at midnight: sixty years later |url=https://shashitharoor.in/writings_essays_details/408 |website=Shashitharoor.in |date=15 August 2017}}</ref> As a child, she began to cultivate her passion for [[Rabindra Sangeet|Tagore's music]] through [[LP record|LP records]] until she began her formal training in [[Rabindra Sangeet]] from [[Suchitra Mitra]].<ref name=hindu/> Isheeta received her training in Indian classical music from Vijay Kitchku and A.T. Kanan.<ref name=kalhan/><ref name=deccanchronicle>{{cite news |last1=Adivi |first1=Sashidhar |title=Honoured to bring forward stories of India's rich heritage: Isheeta Ganguly |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/culture-and-society/261121/honoured-to-bring-forward-stories-of-indias-rich-heritage-isheeta.html |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=26 November 2021}}</ref>

Isheeta learnt the art of musical theatre curation and direction from [[Suchitra Mitra]] and further honed her music and performing artistry as an undergraduate at [[Brown University]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |last1=M. Borah |first1=Prabalika |title=Tagore's women in the modern era |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/isheeta-ganguly-sundays-with-chirta-chaitali/article27898677.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 June 2019}}</ref> She has done her Masters in Public Health from [[Columbia University]]<ref name=hindu/> and spent over a decade as a management consultant at [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], [[Pfizer]] and [[Sesame Workshop]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Parul |title=Mum's the word |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/mum-s-the-word/story-A3VcmnPYq3HK98CcuYHCDN.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2 September 2008}}</ref><ref name=deccanchronicle/>

== Career ==
Ganguly started her musical career at the age of 15 when she released her first music album of [[Tagore songs]], ''Tomari Nam Bolbo''.<ref name=hindu/> She released several music albums through record labels such as [[T-Series (company)|T-series]], [[Saregama]], and [[Times Music]]. Her notable albums include ''Ghare Baire'', ''Nutan Jouboner Dut'', ''Pather Pradip Jwale'', ''Tumhi Shundaro Beshe Eshecho'' and ''Aj Khela Bhangar Khela'' (I nd II).{{fact|date=May 2023}}

In August 2010, Ganguly released her eighth studio album, ''Damaru'', which is inspired by the music of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. It is one of the most prominent international Tagore fusion albums with [[Times Music]] featuring a voice-over by actor [[John Abraham]] on Tagore's ''[[Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo|Where The Mind Is Without Fear]]''. This was created in collaboration with New York-based producer Phil Levy and [[Grammy Awards|Grammy award]] winner [[Tanmoy Bose]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lobo |first1=Joanna |title=Jamming with Tagore |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-jamming-with-tagore-1795579 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=3 February 2013}}</ref> [[Shantanu Moitra]] and [[Swanand Kirkire]] created folk-pop tracks on the multi-lingual album, ''Damaru'', which include ''Aona'' and ''Sanjhari De Bat''.<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Isheeta brings Bollywood to 'Damaru' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/isheeta-brings-bollywood-to-damaru/articleshow/6451664.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 August 2010}}</ref><ref name=wsj>{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Vibhuti |title=Following Her Song Around the World |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304915104575572890841765022 |publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=27 October 2010}}</ref>

Ganguly was a part of several multi-cultural productions and performing arts groups at [[Brown University]] and collaborated with the Battery Dance company and [[Jonathan Hollander]] on Tagore fusion and ballet performance at the [[French Institute Alliance Française|Florence Gould Hall]] in [[New York City]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Labonita |title=US-based Isheeta Ganguly does rap-jazz riff of Rabindranath Tagore songs |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20030512-us-based-isheeta-ganguly-does-rap-jazz-riff-of-rabindranath-tagore-songs-793739-2003-05-12 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=12 May 2003}}</ref> Thereafter she joined hands with a renowned danseuse [[Mallika Sarabhai]]<ref name=hindu/> for collaboration on Tagore's ''Still I Rise'' at the [[Alvin Ailey Dance Company]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=th>{{cite news |last1=Kusnur |first1=Narendra |title=All about women |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/all-about-women/article24646131.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 August 2018}}</ref>

Ganguly also began performing annually at the NYSIFF (New York India South Asian Festival) for stalwarts such as [[James Ivory]], [[Ismail Merchant]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Harry Belafonte]] and others.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bag |first1=Shamik |title=No Holds Bard |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/no-holds-bard/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=19 January 2009}}</ref><ref name=hindu/> Among, Ganguly's other New York City appearances, she has performed for [[Chelsea Clinton]] at the [[Intrepid Museum]], [[Rubin Museum of Art|Rubin Museum]], at the [[The Public Theater|Public Theatre]] and at the [[Lincoln Center|Lincoln Centre]].<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |title=Fusion singer Isheeta Ganguly to embark on a multi-city tour |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/fusion-singer-isheeta-ganguly-fusion-singer-isheeta-ganguly-to-embark-on-a-multi-city-tour/articleshow/34474011.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 May 2014}}</ref>

Ganguly has collaborated with [[Tanusree Shankar|Tanushree Shankar]] for ''Chiranthan'' with a voice-over done by [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref name=kalhan/> She has performed [[Rabindra Sangeet]] both in India and the US. In February 2013, she performed pieces ranging from ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' to Tagore's ''[[Ekla Chalo Re]]'' at [[Kala Ghoda Arts Festival]] in [[Mumbai]], collaborating with [[Shabana Azmi]]. She dedicated ''[[Ekla Chalo Re]]'' to [[Nirbhaya]], the [[2012 Delhi gang rape and murder]] case victim.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wajihuddin |first1=Mohammed |last2=Masand |first2=Pratibha |title=Ekla Chalo Re marks spirit of women |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ekla-chalo-re-marks-spirit-of-women-at-fest/articleshow/18325941.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Amrita |title=Ragas for outrage |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pLgs8j9H37cNwwWJLGtzPJ/Ragas-for-outrage.html |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=27 April 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, she performed at [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], [[Kolkata]], with [[Priyanshu Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Isheeta Ganguly, Priyanshu Chatterjee rock at ICCR, Kolkata |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kolkata/isheeta-ganguly-priyanshu-chatterjee-rock-at-iccr-kolkata/articleshow/19356833.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 January 2014}}</ref>

=== Theatre ===
As a playwright and theatre director, she has written and directed various plays, including Sundays with ''Chitra and Chaitali'',<ref name=indulgexpress>{{cite news |last1=Ashraf |first1=Fathima |title=Isheeta Ganguly's Sundays with Chitra & Chaitali to make its premiere in Chennai |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/theatre/2018/nov/16/isheeta-gangulys-sundays-with-chitra--chaitali-to-make-its-premiere-in-chennai-11143.html |work=Indulge Express |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 November 2018}}</ref> ''Three Women'',<ref name=pioneer>{{cite news |title=Three women |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/vivacity/three-women.html |publisher=[[Daily Pioneer]] |date=26 September 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201202712/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/vivacity/three-women.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Shakuntala Awaits''. <ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Gowri |date=2021-02-18 |title=The story of Shakuntala and Dushyant set in contemporary times reaches Broadway |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/mahabharata-set-in-modern-times/article33870862.ece |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Her first musical theatre – ''Three Women'' (based on Tagore's sister-in-law [[Kadambari Devi]]) is a dramatic comedy which created a sensation in both India and overseas.<ref name=pioneer/> The second musical theatre dramatic comedy production ''Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali'', which is based on the story of [[Chitrāngadā|Chitra]] in the [[Mahabharata]] created an equal sensation.<ref name=indulgexpress/> The soundtrack for this has been done by [[Pritam]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dey |first1=Debjeet |title=A play that's all about women power |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/040519/a-play-thats-all-about-women-power.html |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Isheeta Ganguly, new play, Chitra, Mahabharata, Rabindranath Tagore, Chitrangada, warrior princess |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/Isheeta-Ganguly-retraces-the-steps-of-Chitra-from-the-Mahabharata-18753181 |publisher=[[Mid Day]] |date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=timesofindia/>

Reviewing her play, ''Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali'', Purba Dutt of ''[[Times of India]]'' said, ''In the hands of director Isheeta Ganguly, the past and the present blend beautifully to form a continuum where situations change but the crux remains the same and as relevant now as it was then, a few thousand years ago.''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Purva |title=Theatre Review: Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/theatre/theatre-review-sundays-with-chitra-and-chaitali/articleshow/66729151.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 November 2020}}</ref>

Her third production ''Shakuntala Awaits'', features Indian American actors [[Samrat Chakrabarti]], [[Purva Bedi]] and is scheduled to be featured in an off broadway run in January 2022 at the [[HERE Arts Center|Here Theatre]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=deccanchronicle/><ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Gowri |title=The story of Shakuntala and Dushyant set in contemporary times reaches Broadway |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/mahabharata-set-in-modern-times/article33870862.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Radhika |title=An Epic Retold: A new play reimagines Shakuntala and Dushyant's love affair in the 21st century |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/shakuntala-awaits-feroz-abbas-khan-play-4402579/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=30 November 2016}}</ref>

=== Films ===
As a screenwriter and director, as of 2021 Ganguly had two films in development in the US which are adaptations of her plays, ''Three Women''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=2021-12-21 |title=Isheeta Ganguly to direct Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/isheeta-ganguly-to-direct-aishwarya-rai-bachchan/cid/1844172 |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=Telegraph India}}</ref> and ''Shakuntala Awaits''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year !! style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Albums's Name !! style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Label!! style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Artist(s)
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| 2007|| ''Nutan Jouboner Dut''|| [[Saregama]] || Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2007|| ''Hits Of 2007 Tagore Songs''|| [[Saregama]] || Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2008|| ''Kabi Pranam''|| [[Saregama]]||[[Saheb Chatterjee]], Isheeta Ganguly, [[Jayati Chakraborty]], [[Mita Haque]]
|-
| 2008|| ''Pather Prodip Jwale''|| [[Saregama]] || Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2009|| ''Ghare Baire''|| [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]|| Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2010|| ''Damaru I Feel Your Rhythm''|| [[Times Music]]|| Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2011|| ''Patriotic Songs Of Rabindranath Tagore''|| [[Saregama]]|| Isheeta Ganguly, [[Kanika Banerjee]]
|-
| 2017|| ''Songs On Winter''|| [[Saregama]]|| Isheeta Ganguly
|-
| 2020|| ''Jana Gana Mana''|| [[Times Music]]|| Isheeta Ganguly, [[Dr. Shashi Tharoor]]
|}

== Personal life ==
She lives in [[Mumbai]] with her husband and two sons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Gowry |title=Singer Isheeta Ganguly's recreation of the National Anthem is a call for unity |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/singer-isheeta-gangulys-recreation-of-the-national-anthem-is-a-call-for-unity/article31509750.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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