He passed Matriculation from Tirthapati Institution in Calcutta and BA from Ashutosh College, West Bengal, India.

Vishmadev Chattopadhyay was an eminent vocal artist in Indian Classical Music, a revered Guru (আচার্য্য or Ustad) in the Delhi Gharana of the vocal classical genre, and a music director in Bengali Film Industry in its early era.

On hearing this, Vishmadev Babu requested Chinmoy to sing a song.

"Tumi Sandhyar Meghmala" and "Aji Bijan Ghare" on the disc, the song stirred the audience.

He stood out among other stalwarts like Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Debabrata Biswas and became extremely popular due to his melodious voice.

In the Rabindra Sarobar area of Kolkata, the Russa Road East 2nd Lane, north of the Tollygunge Metro station, was rechristened as the Chinmoy Chatterjee Sarani after him.