The City of Joy Kolkata undoubtedly has always been considered as the hub or centre of music and dance in India. The people of Kolkata are known for appreciating cultural arts such as music, dance and painting something which they imbibed from the earlier times. Especially if one gets into the deeper aspects of Bengali culture, he would be acquainted with the fact that the children start learning music at a very early age. In fact, it is an essential part of this city's tradition to learn music. The people of Bengal had always had a soft corner towards good music and so much so that it has been inspired during the various ages. It is an integral part of Kolkata's culture. They are interested in learning as well as listening to other forms of classical music such as Thumri and Dadra along with Rabindra Sangeet or Nazrul Geeti. There are Thumri singers who are also entertaining the audiences like the other contemporary singers.

According to a survey, it was interesting to observe that one out of every three persons were well familiar with singing. The age old glory and tradition of the Hindustani classical music greatly cherished and flourished in Bengal. For a Thumri Singer in West Bengal it is extremely important to first choose a proper music teacher or school and then select a gharana before beginning to practice this genre of singing. There is also no denial to the fact that even though Thumri had its origin in Uttar Pradesh; the state regarded as the pioneer of Indian classical music, yet this genre is very much popular in the other Indian states. In the present twenty first century, the western music has also such as rock, pop or jazz has been able to have an impact on the young audiences, but the glory of Indian Thumri never lost its ground. In fact, there had a bunch of aspiring singers who have shown their interest to acquire the skills of Thumri.

Kolkata has always looked up to the classical singers of India with great respect and admiration. They have always enjoyed altogether a different position whether it is the Thumri or Khayal singer. Thumri has been interlinked with the main streams of classical singing. By leaning the classical music a budding singer is able to prepare a solid foundation and once you get a grasp over it, you can sing any genre with much ease. Moreover, it is also true that classical music offers a number of varied styles of singing. Nowadays the music teachers too are prepared to experiment with Thumri by trying to incorporate new elements or style and also blending this genre with other ragas of music. The scope for the Indian classical music is simply tremendous. The Thumri style has been divided into various gharanas. Some of the important ones include Banaras, Lucknow and Agra. Each of the gharana has a distinctive pattern and style of singing which is certainly different from the other.