Indian American businesswoman Chandrika Tandon wins her first Grammy Award for “Triveni” at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, marking a proud occasion for India. In 2010, she had previously received a nomination. The CD, which won in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant CD category, blends international music with ancient chants.

At seventy-one, Tandon characterized the album as a contemplative journey centered upon ‘inner healing.’ Tandon worked with Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto and South African flautist Wouter Kellerman on this album. The title of the album alludes to the confluence of three rivers and represents the melding of their various musical genres. “Music is love, music ignites the light within all of us, and even in our darkest days, music spreads joy and laughter,” Tandon said in her award-winning speech.

Tandon, an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus and well-known international business executive and philanthropist, is renowned for her significant contributions to the arts and education. Her name is now attached to the $100 million she and her husband gave to the New York School of Engineering in 2015.

Tandon, a skilled musician, received a Grammy nomination in 2010 for her album “Om Namo Narayana: Soul Call.” She founded Tandon Capital Associates, an institutional restructuring firm, and became the first Indian-American woman partner at McKinsey. She was recently nominated for an award among well-known musicians, and her half-sister Norah Jones took home the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album trophy.