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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Indian singer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
20 April 1920(Amta I)
Death:
5 February 2014
The details
Biography
Introduction
Juthika Roy (20 April 1920 – 5 February 2014) was a bhajan (devotional) singer from India. She had sung more than 200 Hindi and 100 Bengali songs in her four decade long career. She recorded devotional songs for Hindi film industry also. She was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1972.
Life
Juthika Roy was born in 1920 at Amta, Howrah, Bengal, She started singing at an early age. She recorded her first album in 1932, at age 12 years old. She sang many songs under music director and her mentor Kazi Nazrul Islam and Bengali music director Kamal Dasgupta. Her admirers included Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. She died on 5 February 2014 in hospital at Kolkata after a prolonged illness, aged 93.
Awards
- She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 by Union Government of India.