Awards and Recognition

Ruchira, a post-graduate in Economics from Jadavpur University has already been the recipient of several awards and recognition in her starting days of musical career. She has stood first both in KHAYAL and  THUMRI  in the Talent Search Contest organised by Dover Lane Music Conference/Academy in the year 1998-99 and received  the prestigious Ustad Amir Khan Award as the best vocalist , HMV award as the best young talent of the year 1998-99 and Rotu Sen Memorial Award for Thumri. The Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has selected her for award of a scholarship in the field of Hindustani Music in the year 1998-99. She has received Sangeet Kalaratna Award from Matri Udbodhan Ashram, Patna. She has been invited as visiting artist for lecture demonstration in World Music Department of several Universities of USA and also at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, UK. Further the Ministry of Culture, Government of India has awarded her as Junior Fellow in the field of Hindustani Music for the year 2008 – 2009. She has been felicitated with ‘Jadubhatta Award’ by Salt Lake Cultural Association in the year 2009 - 2010. This year she has been empanelled as Hindustani Classical Vocalist in Indian Council of Cultural Relation, ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. A national grade artist of All India Radio Ruchira, to her credit has been performing in all Major Music conferences in India, UK, Europe, USA and Bangladesh for a decade. Recently Ruchira has been felicitated with ‘Sangeet Samman’ by Salt Lake Cultural Association on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee Celebration (2011 – 2012 ).  Further Questz World has released her compact disk namely “ Saanjh “ .