Chandrabali Rudra Dutta, a well known figure in the world of music, made her mark very early in life. Trained initially under her mother and later in Classical Vocal, Rabindra Sangeet, Puratani and Tappa, Nazrul Geeti and Adhunik under renowned maestros, she is considered one of the nightingales of Bengal. Among the well known gurus who contributed to the making of Chandrabali -‘The singer’, are Shri Sunil Bose, Shri Dhiren Das, Late Sj. Shailaja Ranjan Majumdar, Late Shri Aurobindo Biswas, Shri Prasad Sen and Sri Subhas Choudhury, Shri Chandidas Mal, Shri Biman Mukherjee, Shri Samaresh Roy, Shri Sukumar Mitra and Shri Jatileswar Mukherjee.
A student of merit, Chandrabali, graduated from Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta with honours in Economics. While preparing for a career in Chartered Accountancy and Company Secretaryship, she realised her love and passion for music overwhelmingly stronger. She chose the world of music as the goal for her future aspiration. Looking back she knows she had taken the right path, the path which won her many accolades and laurels.
Among many honours, she won state level prestigious prize, the 1st prize by the Rajya Sangeet Academy. Chandrabali’s sonorous voice reached every nook and corner of the country and music lovers welcomed the fresh voice of music with open arms. Among her other noteworthy achievements are an ”A” grade in music awarded through an audition by “ALL INDIA RADIO” at a tender age. A regular artist of AIR, Doordarshan and other T.V. Channels, she has toured extensively all over India. She also participated in Banga Sammelan 2002 in Atlanta, U.S.A. She has to her credit of participating in an International opera “VIRTOPERA” by EBERHARD schoeners of Germany in December 2000 held at Max Muller Bhawan viewed online through internet in 34 countries world wide.