From business world to the Grammy stage！meet Chandrika Tandon, sister of former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi
Chandrika Tandon, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, won the Grammy Award for her album 'Triveni.' Know about the early life of Chandrika Tandon, who is also the sister of former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared a congratulatory message on Tadon's win. Read more.
Chandrika Tandon, an Indian-origin vocalist, is making headlines after winning the 2025 Grammy Awards for her album 'Triveni.' She bagged the award in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category. Well, apart from being an Indian-American artist, Tandon is a global business leader and is the elder sister of the former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian-American vocalist for winning the Grammy award. In the congratulatory message, the Prime Minister said it is commendable how she has remained passionate about the Indian culture.
Congratulations to @chandrikatandon on winning the Grammy for the album Triveni. We take great pride in her accomplishments as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and ofcourse, music! It is commendable how she has remained passionate about Indian culture and has been working to´
！ Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2025
Tandon shared the Grammy Award with her other artists, including South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.
Chandrika Tandon arrived at the event in an Indian traditional dress-up. She wore a simple silk salwar suit and donned it with a neckpiece. After receiving the award, Tandon expressed her gratitude for all; she thanked everyone and praised other nominated musicians too.
Let's find out who Chandrika Tandon is.
Who is Chandrika Tandon? A look at her early life
Chandrika Tandon is an Indian-origin vocalist; she is also a global businesswoman and the older sister of the former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
Tandon was raised in a traditional and orthodox middle-class family in Chennai and is an alumna of Madras Christian College, according to Indian Express. As per the report, music was all around Chandrika Krishnamoorthy Tandon's life. She learned the Vedic chants from her family as her family was rooted in the teachings of the Samaveda, Vedic chants, besides Carnatic music, which was a part of her home's traditional upbringing.
Chandrika Tandon, the elder sister of Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi was the former CEO of PepsiCo for the last 12 years, and now she has become one of the world's top 50 most powerful women. Tandon was also the first Indian American woman partner at McKinsey and was a vital part in creating a New York-based Tandon Capital Associates.
Day 3 of the @RecordingAcad GRAMMY journey ！ the highlight was the @MusiCares gala which raised a great deal of funds to support LA fire relief. A special treat to see NYU friends Susan Dodes and @sadowsky_nina, my dear friend @StarrParodi, the leader of it all @HarveyMasonjr and´ pic.twitter.com/GKy8xTeXh2
！ Chandrika Tandon (@chandrikatandon) February 2, 2025
Indra Nooyi is a graduate of IIT Ahmedabad and became a global business leader and philanthropist. She also donated $100 million to the New York School of Engineering in 2015, and now the institute is under her name. Well, Chandrika Tandon is the elder sister of Indra Nooyi, and this is not the first time that Tandon has been nominated for the Grammys, Back in 2011, she was nominated for her song ｀Soul Call¨ in the Best Contemporary World Music category.
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards is currently taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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