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Juthika Roy

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DOB : 20-04-1920
Date of death: 05-02-2014
Lived For : 93 Years
Star Sign : Taurus
Gender : Female

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Indian classical and bhajan (devotional) singer Juthika Roy was well-known worldwide. She was born in Amta, Howrah, Bengal, on April 20, 1920. She got her start in singing at a young age. When she was 12 years old, in 1932, she made her debut album. She performed on numerous songs for Bengali music director Kamal Dasgupta Kamal Dasgupta, born on July 28, 1912, in Naral, B >> Read More... and her guru Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam is a Bengali Poet, Musician, Wri >> Read More... . She performed modern songs and more than 200 Hindi and Bengali cinema songs. She also performed a lot of Rabindrasangeet, Najrulgeet, and contemporary hits.

Some of the top songs from her four-decade career include "Sanjher Taroka Ami," "Emoni Borosha Chilo Sedin," "Jani Jani Priyo," "Dol Diye Kea Jai Amare," "Eai Jomunari Tire," and "Tumi Jodi Radhe Hote Shyam." She also recorded songs of devotion for the Hindi film business. In 1972, she received the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor in India. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were among those who admired her. After a protracted illness, she passed away on February 5, 2014, at age 93.