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.
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Career
Roy is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Music 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 ...
; 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
Personal profile
from 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 ...
website
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20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Living people
University of Dhaka alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers