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	His topics concerned the youth's aggression, typified by [[The Wasteland]] of [[T.S. Eliot]] and [[Sufi]] [[mysticism]].		His topics concerned the youth's aggression, typified by [[The Wasteland]] of [[T.S. Eliot]] and [[Sufi]] [[mysticism]].

	His songs on [[MTV India]] created a stir with compositions like Soundbox<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkiJ2baCvE \|title= Soundbox}}</ref> and Generation Zindagi<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://rahichakraborty.bandcamp.com/ \|title= Song}}</ref> getting appreciated by the likes of [[Kailash Kher]] and [[Ram Sampath]]. His following got stronger as on the show he was chosen as the team leader and formed the band Khilaugh<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.facebook.com/khilaugh/ \|title= Khilaugh}}</ref> which was compared with the likes of [[Linkin Park]] and [[Limp Bizkit]] as it featured the use of turntables and a blend of aggressive poetry in Hindi which is quite rare in the Indian Music Scene. He won the hearts of Indian and Pakistani celebrities like Palash Sen of [[Euphoria (Indian band)\|Euphoria]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] and [[Mika (singer)\|Mika]].		His songs on [[MTV India]] created a stir with compositions like Soundbox<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkiJ2baCvE \|title= Soundbox}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links\|date=February 2022}}</ref> and Generation Zindagi<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://rahichakraborty.bandcamp.com/ \|title= Song}}</ref> getting appreciated by the likes of [[Kailash Kher]] and [[Ram Sampath]]. His following got stronger as on the show he was chosen as the team leader and formed the band Khilaugh<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.facebook.com/khilaugh/ \|title= Khilaugh}}</ref> which was compared with the likes of [[Linkin Park]] and [[Limp Bizkit]] as it featured the use of turntables and a blend of aggressive poetry in Hindi which is quite rare in the Indian Music Scene. He won the hearts of Indian and Pakistani celebrities like Palash Sen of [[Euphoria (Indian band)\|Euphoria]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] and [[Mika (singer)\|Mika]].

	==Criticism==		==Criticism==
	In spite of his success, he has not been free of criticism. He had been accused of changing the song [[Jugni]] from the Indian movie [[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]] as a hard rock mixed with folk ballad in one of the episodes of [[MTV Rock On]] where they were asked to perform a [[Bollywood]] number.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcoyfTPBO8/ \|title= Jugni Episode}}</ref>		In spite of his success, he has not been free of criticism. He had been accused of changing the song [[Jugni]] from the Indian movie [[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]] as a hard rock mixed with folk ballad in one of the episodes of [[MTV Rock On]] where they were asked to perform a [[Bollywood]] number.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcoyfTPBO8/ \|title= Jugni Episode}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links\|date=February 2022}}</ref>

	==Music education and growth as an artist producer==		==Music education and growth as an artist producer==
	2011 saw him as a composer of background music along with Khilaugh as their work got featured on Mtv's popular show [[MTV Roadies]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbdXTuGMvQM&p=AE69FD24CC8109E3 \|title= Mtv Roadies}}</ref>		2011 saw him as a composer of background music along with Khilaugh as their work got featured on Mtv's popular show [[MTV Roadies]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbdXTuGMvQM&p=AE69FD24CC8109E3 \|title= Mtv Roadies}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links\|date=February 2022}}</ref>

	In 2012 Rahi attended the prestigious [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) for a certification in Sound Recording.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.ftiindia.com// \|title= FTII}}</ref>		In 2012 Rahi attended the prestigious [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) for a certification in Sound Recording.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.ftiindia.com// \|title= FTII}}</ref>
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	==Other interests==		==Other interests==
	Rahi had been making short films during his St.Xavier's days and had worked as an assistant director for [[Zee Bangla]]. When the members offered he took up the role as a director and editor in Khilaugh's music video Meri Jaan.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWwb2-BZtEY \|title= As a director}}</ref> He has also worked as a guitarist and singer with eminent Bengali music director [[Debojyoti Mishra]] in Sheemar Majhe Asim Tumi, a tribute to the bard [[Rabindranath Tagore]].		Rahi had been making short films during his St.Xavier's days and had worked as an assistant director for [[Zee Bangla]]. When the members offered he took up the role as a director and editor in Khilaugh's music video Meri Jaan.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWwb2-BZtEY \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/XWwb2-BZtEY \|archive-date=2021-12-20 \|url-status=live\|title= As a director}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has also worked as a guitarist and singer with eminent Bengali music director [[Debojyoti Mishra]] in Sheemar Majhe Asim Tumi, a tribute to the bard [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Rahi Chakraborty
| image = Rahi Chakraborty playing the piano at A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Rahi Chakraborty at A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory, Chennai
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| origin = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| genre = Rock, electronica, world
| years_active = 2007–present

| associated_acts = Khilaugh, Soundbox
| website = {{URL|www.rahichakraborty.com/}}
}}

'''Rahi Chakraborty''' ({{lang-hi| राही चक्रवर्ती}}) is an Indian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer.
He shot to fame as the 1st runner up in [[MTV India]]'s music show [[Mtv Rock On]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mtv.in.com/rockon/|title=MTV Rock On,|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130105549/http://mtv.in.com/RockOn|archivedate=30 November 2010}}</ref>
An alumnus of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] of [[Pune]] his songs deal with teen angst, [[spirituality]] and political issues and he is best known for his compositions and vocal presence. In 2013, he studied and performed at [[A.R.Rahman]]'s [[KM Music Conservatory]], Chennai. Genre of compositions range from World Music, Electronica to Rock Music.

He is currently a music programmer and arranger under ace Bollywood music composer [[Ram Sampath]] who also was his judge in the MTV show. Chakraborty joined Ram Sampath's production house in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramsampath.com/#!team-omgrown-/eidxq| title=Rahi's profile on Ram Sampath Website,}}</ref>

==Early life==

Born on 30 April 1988 in a musical family, Rahi took lessons on guitar from Amyt Datta<ref>{{cite news |url=http://exnihilomagazine.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/tales-of-the-blue-eyed-boy-an-interview-with-amyt-dutta/ |title= Eminent Musician }}</ref> He learnt classical music from [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] from Jainul Abedin of the [[Agra Gharana]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_scholars/sra_story_scholars_past.html |title= Sangeet Research Academy}}</ref> He did his schooling from [[South Point High School (India)|South Point High School]] and graduation in English Honours from [[St. Xavier's College, Calcutta]].

==Music==
He got his first break in Opus, an event organized by St. Lawrence School Kolkata. He won both the best singer and poet award<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041020/asp/careergraph/story_3878902.asp |title= Opus}}</ref>
This was followed by Levi's Band e Mataram III as a judges choice finalist. A band hunt that took West Bengal band scene by storm in the music channel Sangeet Bangla.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sangeetbangla.com/band_e_mataram.html |title= Sangeet Bangla Band e Mataram}}</ref>
Scholastic Beats in association with [[T2 (band)|T2]] saw the appreciation of his songs in the print media for the first time.
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bd0-dDos3u4/Sb5PFX4F5lI/AAAAAAAAADo/SbfyhBUN4Pw/s1600-h/The+Telegraph+T2,+2nd+August+07.jpg |title= First review in The Telegraph}}</ref> After this he took a break to learn Sound Engineering which would be his forte in the coming years.

==National breakthrough and Sufi poetry==
Rahi had been studying Urdu poets and was quite influenced by the [[Sufi]] school of thinking.
That resulted in an amalgamation in his lyrics which form a dichotomy of conflicting principles.
His topics concerned the youth's aggression, typified by [[The Wasteland]] of [[T.S. Eliot]] and [[Sufi]] [[mysticism]].

His songs on [[MTV India]] created a stir with compositions like Soundbox<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkiJ2baCvE |title= Soundbox}}</ref> and Generation Zindagi<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rahichakraborty.bandcamp.com/ |title= Song}}</ref> getting appreciated by the likes of [[Kailash Kher]] and [[Ram Sampath]]. His following got stronger as on the show he was chosen as the team leader and formed the band Khilaugh<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.facebook.com/khilaugh/ |title= Khilaugh}}</ref> which was compared with the likes of [[Linkin Park]] and [[Limp Bizkit]] as it featured the use of turntables and a blend of aggressive poetry in Hindi which is quite rare in the Indian Music Scene. He won the hearts of Indian and Pakistani celebrities like Palash Sen of [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] and [[Mika (singer)|Mika]].

==Criticism==
In spite of his success, he has not been free of criticism. He had been accused of changing the song [[Jugni]] from the Indian movie [[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]] as a hard rock mixed with folk ballad in one of the episodes of [[MTV Rock On]] where they were asked to perform a [[Bollywood]] number.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcoyfTPBO8/ |title= Jugni Episode}}</ref>

==Music education and growth as an artist producer==
2011 saw him as a composer of background music along with Khilaugh as their work got featured on Mtv's popular show [[MTV Roadies]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbdXTuGMvQM&p=AE69FD24CC8109E3 |title= Mtv Roadies}}</ref>

In 2012 Rahi attended the prestigious [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) for a certification in Sound Recording.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ftiindia.com// |title= FTII}}</ref>

Continuing his quest for learning music, Rahi finally arrived at [[A.R.Rahman]]'s [[KM Music Conservatory]] in Chennai where he learned about World Music and Western Classical Compositions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/rahialichakraborty/ |title=KM Music and more}}</ref> He got exposed to various cultures of music from around the world and also researched about his Bengali Folk [[Baul]] roots. He also performed a Baul number in front of a non-Bengali speaking audience in the KM Music Conservatory, Chennai July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLAE69FD24CC8109E3&v=OYcitm3dA-M |title=Rahi's Baul Act in A.R.Rahman's KMMC, Chennai}}</ref>

==Joining team Ram Sampath==
In 2015, Rahi joined the core team of Bollywood music composer Ram Sampath who was also his judge in the MTV show as a music programmer and arranger assisting him in his projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramsampath.com/#!team-omgrown-/eidxq| title=Team Ram Sampath,}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Soundtrack===
* Rahi Music Producer's Tribute Volume 1 (2016)

===World Music/Electronica/Folk===
* Rahi World Music EP Volume 1 (2014)

===For MTV Rock On and more===
* Rahi MTV Rock On Singles (2011)
<ref>*{{cite news |url=http://www.rahichakraborty.com// |title= Albums}}</ref>

==Other interests==
Rahi had been making short films during his St.Xavier's days and had worked as an assistant director for [[Zee Bangla]]. When the members offered he took up the role as a director and editor in Khilaugh's music video Meri Jaan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWwb2-BZtEY |title= As a director}}</ref> He has also worked as a guitarist and singer with eminent Bengali music director [[Debojyoti Mishra]] in Sheemar Majhe Asim Tumi, a tribute to the bard [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110204001327/http://rahichakraborty.com/ Official website]

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