Juthika Roy
Juthika Roy (20 April 1920[1] – 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 civillian award in India, in 1972.
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. [2] She died on 5 February 2014 in hospital at Kolkata after a prolonged illness at the age of 93. She used to live in her Shyampukur Street, Kolkata house with her sisters.[1]
Songs
- meri prem ki naiya
- darshan bina prabhuji
- ghunghat ka pat khol
- kanhaiya pe tan man
- pag ghungharu bandh meera nachi
- tore angse ang milake kanhaii
- tulsi mira sur kabir
- badal dekh rahi
- bolre madhuban mein
- chupke chupke bol maina
- Roti Ankhiyan
- aakash tale jab deep
- aankhin mein mathura
- Anjaan nagar anjaan dagar
- Maine Chakrar rakhi ji
- Main Ram nam ki churiyan pahenu
- Main to wari jaun Ram
- Meri Veena Ro Rahi Hai
- Mat ja jogi mat ja
- Pag gunghat bandh Meera nachire
Awards
- She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 by Union Government of India.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Legendary bhajan singer Juthika Roy dead: FirstPost.com. Retrieved on 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Gandhi and Nehru's Favorite Bhajan Singer Juthika Roy is dead". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.