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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|4|20}}
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| birth_place = [[Amta]], [[Howrah district]], [[Bengal]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Amta]], [[Howrah district|Howrah, Bengal]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|5|1920|4|20}}
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| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
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| occupation = Singer
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
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'''Juthika Roy''' (20 April 1920<ref name=fp>[http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/legendary-bhajan-singer-juthika-roy-dead-1377745.html "Legendary bhajan singer Juthika Roy dead"], firstpost.com; retrieved 7 February 2014.</ref> – 5 February 2014) was a [[bhajan]] (devotional) singer from India. She had sung more than 200 Hindi and 100 Bengali songs in her four dacade 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.
'''Juthika Roy''' (20 April 1920<ref name=fp>[http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/legendary-bhajan-singer-juthika-roy-dead-1377745.html "Legendary bhajan singer Juthika Roy dead"], firstpost.com; retrieved 7 February 2014.</ref> – 5 February 2014) was a Classical and [[Bhajan]] (devotional) singer from India. She had sung more than 200 Hindi and more than 100 Bengali film and modern songs. She also sung many Rabindrasangeet, Najrulgeeti and popular modern songs. Tracks such as "Sanjher Taroka Ami", "Emoni Borosha Chilo Sedin", "Jani Jani Priyo", "Dol Diye Kea Jai Amare", "Eai Jomunari Tire" and "Tumi Jodi Radhe Hote Shyam" are some of the hit songs in her four-decade long career. She recorded devotional songs for the Hindi film industry also. She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1972.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/mahatma-gandhi-s-favourite-singer-juthika-roy-passes-away-at-93/article1-1181083.aspx Juthika Roy dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207044614/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/mahatma-gandhi-s-favourite-singer-juthika-roy-passes-away-at-93/article1-1181083.aspx |date=2014-02-07 }}, hindustantimes.com; accessed 31 March 2014.</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
She was born in 1920 at [[Amta]] in then united [[Bengal]]’s [[Howrah district]]. She started singing at an early age. She recorded her first album in 1932 when she was only 12 years old. She sung 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]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Gandhi and Nehru's Favorite Bhajan Singer Juthika Roy is dead|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/gandhi-and-nehrus-favorite-bhajan-singer-juthika-roy-is-dead/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=6 February 2014}}</ref> She died on 5 February 2014 in hospital at [[Kolkata]] after a prolonged illness, aged 93.<ref name=fp/>
Juthika Roy was born in 1920 at [[Amta]], [[Howrah district|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gandhi and Nehru's Favorite Bhajan Singer Juthika Roy is dead|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/gandhi-and-nehrus-favorite-bhajan-singer-juthika-roy-is-dead/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=6 February 2014}}</ref> She died on 5 February 2014 in hospital at [[Kolkata]] after a prolonged illness, aged 93.<ref name=fp/>


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==Songs==
==Songs==
* meri prem ki naiya
* meri prem ki naiya
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==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/mahatma-gandhi-s-favourite-singer-juthika-roy-passes-away-at-93/article1-1181083.aspx www.hindustantimes.com]


==External Links==
==External links==
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| DATE OF DEATH = 5 February 2014
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 15 April 2022

Juthika Roy
Born(1920-04-20)20 April 1920
Amta, Howrah, Bengal, British India
Died5 February 2014(2014-02-05) (aged 93)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationSinger
Years active1932-1970s
Known forBhajan, Bengali Music
AwardsPadma Shri

Juthika Roy (20 April 1920[1] – 5 February 2014) was a Classical and Bhajan (devotional) singer from India. She had sung more than 200 Hindi and more than 100 Bengali film and modern songs. She also sung many Rabindrasangeet, Najrulgeeti and popular modern songs. Tracks such as "Sanjher Taroka Ami", "Emoni Borosha Chilo Sedin", "Jani Jani Priyo", "Dol Diye Kea Jai Amare", "Eai Jomunari Tire" and "Tumi Jodi Radhe Hote Shyam" are some of the hit songs in her four-decade long career. She recorded devotional songs for the Hindi film industry also. She was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1972.[2]

Life

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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.[3] She died on 5 February 2014 in hospital at Kolkata after a prolonged illness, aged 93.[1]


Awards

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  • She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 by Union Government of India.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Legendary bhajan singer Juthika Roy dead", firstpost.com; retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ Juthika Roy dies Archived 2014-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, hindustantimes.com; accessed 31 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Gandhi and Nehru's Favorite Bhajan Singer Juthika Roy is dead". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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