Grammy Winner Chandrika Tandon launches community Chant Club in New York City

🎶🕉️ Grammy-winning Indian American musician and philanthropist Chandrika Krishamoorthy Tandon is launching “Chandrika’s Chant Club” in New York City — a new weekly gathering designed to bring people together through Sanskrit mantras, Indian classical ragas, sacred music, mindfulness, and collective healing. Beginning June 7 in Manhattan, the initiative aims to create a welcoming spiritual community where people of all backgrounds can reconnect through breath, rhythm, chanting, and shared human connection.

Held every Sunday morning at the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, the sessions will feature Vedic chants, devotional hymns, and musical traditions rooted in Indian classical ragas. Open to participants between ages 9 and 99, the Chant Club does not require any prior musical training or knowledge of Sanskrit, reflecting Tandon’s belief that sacred music should be accessible, joyful, and deeply human rather than performance-driven.

Tandon described the initiative as a space centered on harmony, emotional healing, and inner stillness. According to her, chanting together has the power to quiet the mind, open the heart, and build loving communities through shared sound and spiritual presence. She emphasized that the goal is not perfection, but participation and connection.

Over the years, Tandon has become widely recognized for blending spirituality, music, philanthropy, and leadership. Through her nonprofit label Soul Chants Music, she has released several devotional and meditative albums, including the Grammy-winning “Triveni,” which brought international attention to contemporary sacred music inspired by ancient Indian traditions.

Beyond music, Tandon has also organized large-scale humanitarian and spiritual performances at venues including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Times Square, and Berlin’s Olympiastadion, often using music as a platform for healing, peace, and global unity.

The launch of Chant Club reflects a growing global interest in mindfulness, wellness, sacred music, and community-based spiritual experiences — while also highlighting the rising influence of Indian classical and Vedic traditions in modern wellness culture worldwide. 🌍✨