Madhubanti Bagchi[1] is an Indian singer and composer musician. .[2] A disciple of the Agra Gharana, her repertoire includes the genres of Indian classical, pop and playback singing.[3][4]
Madhubanti was born in Balurghat, West Bengal india. Her father, Subrata Bagchi is a professor and her mother Srabani Bagchi, is a businesswoman. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. She completed her master's degree in Laser and Optical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.[10]
She was introduced to music by her father and received her initial training under his tutelage. When she was in the third standard she started her formal training with the Agra gharana exponent Shrimati Subhra Guha. Later, she had also taken lessons from the renowned thumri singer Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury.
She has also been part of a Bengali band called Mrittika.[11]
In the year 2021 Madhubanti made debut on the OTT platforms. She collaborated with National-Award-winning lyricist Swanand Kirkire and Daniel B. George for the OTT web series Grahan.[24] In 2024, she again collaborated with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his acclaimed web series on Netflix, Heeramandi.[25]
