2025 Grammys: Indian-Origin Banking Expert Chandrika Tandon, Sister Of Indra Nooyi, Wins For Her Album Triveni
Chandrika Tandon, an Indian-American business leader and musician, won a Grammy for her album Triveni at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. The album blends ancient chants with world music.
Chandrika Tandon, an Indian-American business leader and musician and sister of Indra Nooyi, won a Grammy at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for her album Triveni. The album, which blends ancient chants with world music, won in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category. Tandon was honoured for the seven-track album.
She collaborated with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto to bring Vedic chants to life in Triveni, which represents the merging of their three different styles. “Music is love, music ignites the light within all of us, and, even in our darkest days, music spreads joy and laughter," Tandon said when accepting the award in Los Angeles.
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Growing up in a traditional Chennai home, Tandon and her sister Indra were raised with a deep connection to Vedic chants and Carnatic music.
Indra Nooyi, who led PepsiCo for 12 years and became one of the world’s most powerful women, isn’t the only successful one in her family. Tandon was the first Indian-American woman partner at McKinsey and later started her own firm, Tandon Capital Associates. She graduated from IIM Ahmedabad and became a global business leader and philanthropist. In 2015, she and her husband donated $100 million to the New York School of Engineering, which is now named after her.
Tandon, who learned music from Shubhra Guha and Girish Wazalwar, received her first Grammy nomination in 2010 for Om Namo Narayana: Soul Call.
This year, she was nominated alongside Ricky Kej, Anoushka Shankar, and Radhika Vekaria. Though Shankar has been nominated 11 times, she didn’t win, while her half-sister Norah Jones won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Visions.
The 2025 Grammy Awards are happening tonight at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, bringing together stars from pop, rock, and hip-hop for an unforgettable night of music and performances. Early winners include The Beatles, Charli XCX, Carpenter, and Lamar, while Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to win Best Country Album. The Weeknd also made a surprising return after boycotting the event in the past, performing tracks from his new album Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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