Rathindranath Roy | |
Native Name: | রথীন্দ্রনাথ রায় |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Occupation: | Musician |
Awards: | Ekushey Padak |
Parents: | Horolal Roy |
Rathindranath Roy is a Bangladeshi musician. He was a performer in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Roy sang Bhawaiya songs from the Rangpur area. He is also a playback singer. He has won awards like BACHSHASH (Bangladesh Cine Journalists Society) Award in 1979 and 1981, and Ekushey Padak in 1994.[1]
Roy passed SSC examination in 1966 and passed HSC from Dhaka College.[2] He then enrolled into department of Bengali Literature in the University of Dhaka in 1968.
Roy began his career as an artist in 1960. He became a regular singer on radio and television. He learnt music from his father Harolal Roy and PC Gomez. He performed in programs when he was a student of Dhaka University.[3]
In 2002 he founded the Bhawaiya Academy in Rangpur. Now the institution has branches in Gaibandha, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.[3]
Roy has been married to Sondhya Roy, a singer. They have two sons and a daughter, Chandra Roy, who is a singer as well. As of 2011 Roy has been living with his family in New York.[4]