Anima Roy is a Bangladeshi academic and

Rabindra Sangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Li ...

singer. As of 2014, she has been serving as a professor in the Music and Drama Department of

Jagannath University Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in ...

Early life

Roy learned music from Debasish Chakrabarty, Sadhon Chandra Barman and Surbani Lalitakala Academy. Then she was trained under

Waheedul Haq Waheedul Haq (March 16, 1933 – January 27, 2007) was a journalist, writer, and musicologist of Tagore songs. Early life Haq was born on March 16, 1933, at Bhawal Monoharia village under Keraniganj Upazila. His father, Mazharul Haq, was a m ...

Sanjida Khatun Sanjida is a Bangladeshi feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Sanjida Islam (born 1996), Bangladeshi International cricketer * Sanjida Khatun (born 1932), Bangladeshi musicologist * Sanjida Akhter Sanjida Akhter (born 20 ...

and

Mita Haque Mita Haque (6 September 1962 – 11 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. She had 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangla ...

. She completed a Rabindra Sangeet course from Chhayanaut.

Career

Roy is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Music of

; previously she was a faculty at the Drama Department of the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. She has released six albums of Tagore songs. Her fifth album was named ''Robir Alo'' - it included contributions by Indian singer Prothush Banerjee.

Awards

Anima was awarded Best Rabindra Sangeet Singer at 12th Channel i Music Awards for her 6th album ''Matribhumi''.

References

External links

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