Begum Akhtar, or the Queen of Ghazals, will be brought to life today. To celebrate her 100th birth anniversary, thumri singer Sraboni Chaudhuri will sing her own rendition of the iconic singer’s songs and ghazals, among others, today, at Dadar’s Veer Savarkar Hall. Chaudhuri, who released her debut, solo album Thumri Se Ghazal Tak in September this year, is a disciple of famed thumri singer Shobha Gurtu. She talks about answering the call of music while teaching Economics at Sophia College, and what the audience can look forward to at the concert today. Excerpts from an interview:

Thumri singer Sraboni Chaudhuri