I consider music to be very sacred and I feel I'm blessed to be born with a talent which allows me to make the best of it.

I can say this much with confidence - that I now have a sound of my own

I learnt to sing in Bengali, my mother tongue, then went on to sing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and every possible Indian language.

I appreciate art in any form. So it applies to clothes as well. On stage, I think people prefer me in Indian outfits... in fact, it goes with the kind of songs I sing as well. Indianness in the form of a sari, or a chaniya choli or jeans with something interesting, matches my style of singing.

There is a very big forgiving side in me that keeps me very light in my heart and happy.

The good thing is that there is a constant need for innovation, which is important in the evolution of music and sound.

Titles or awards are not the mark of your success. They are the beginning of a life-long sadhana.