Born on September 3rd in Kolkata, India, Ujjaini was introduced to music by her parents at a very early age. She started taking lessons of Hindustani Classical Music at the tender age of two and half years. She received vocal training from the maestros Pt. Ajoy Chakroborty and Pt. Biresh Roy.
At the age of 10, Ujjaini was awarded by Pt. Vijay Kichlu for rapid development in Hindustani Classical Singing. Simultaneously she was learning ghazal and other forms of semi classical and light music.
She had always expressed keen interest in becoming a playback singer and performer. Her first recording was for the brilliant Bengali composer Debojyoti Mishra when she had stepped into her teens.
At the age of 16 she participated in Hero Honda Saregamapa Challenge 2005 and achieved the 7th position in the final countdown. Immediately followed Hero Honda Saregamapa Ek Main Aur Ek tu where Ujjaini grabbed the wining trophy along with Aishwarya. Since then there has been no looking back.
She received her first nomination in the Radio Mirchi Awards 2011 in the 'Upcoming Singer' category for 'Manu Bhaiya' from "Tannu weds Manu".