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{{Short description|Bangladeshi musician}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Rathindranath Roy
|native_name=রথীন্দ্রনাথ রায়
|native_name_lang=bn
|nationality=[[Bangladesh]]i
|occupation=Musician
| alma_mater = [[Dhaka College]] <br/>
[[Dhaka University]]
|awards=[[Ekushey Padak]]
|parents=Hirolal 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.<ref name=tv>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=128528|title=Rathindranath Roy makes a TV appearance after a hiatus|date=March 4, 2010|accessdate=June 15, 2015|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Roy passed SSC examination in 1960 and passed HSC from [[Dhaka College]].<ref name=blood>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206653|title=Music in his blood (part 1)|publisher=The Daily Star|author=Zahangir Alom|accessdate=June 15, 2015|date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> He then enrolled into department of Bengali Literature in the [[University of Dhaka]] in 1968.

==Career==
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.<ref name=eval>{{cite news|title="Cultural contribution in 1971 deserves proper evaluation" -- Rathindranath Roy|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=66835|accessdate=June 15, 2015|date=December 13, 2008|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref>

In 2002 he founded the ''Bhawaiya Academy'' in [[Rangpur City|Rangpur]]. Now the institution has branches in Gaibandha, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.<ref name=eval/>

==Awards==
* BACHSHASH (1979, 1981)
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1994)
* Popular Folk Song Award in the World Youth Festival (East Germany, 1973)

==Personal life==
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music in his Blood (part 2)|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=208328|author=Zahangir Alom|publisher=The Daily Star|date=October 29, 2011|accessdate=June 15, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dhaka College alumni]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi male musicians]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Hindus]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy]]

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