Anita Roy is a talented matured vocal artiste of Hindustani Classical Music has been consistently rendering performances in many important select music centres throughout the country as well as, at abroad and winning high acclaim.

By continual exposures to different rich and exquisite music-streams of various renowned gharanas of Hindustani music, Anita Roy has nurtured a distinctive yet mellifluous style of rendering.

Initially, she had been a disciple of late Ustad Mustaq Hussian Khan Saheb of Rampur, formerly doyen of Rampur-Shehswan gharana. Later, by acquiring simultaneous trainings from Maestro Ustad Naseer Zaheeruddin Dagar and Ustad Neseer Faizuddin Dagar, popularly known as "Dagar Bandhu", she familiarised herself with the manner of executing in her Khayals, alaap with finesse so typically illustrious of the gravity and serenity in dhrupad style. This she was further able to supplement with the invaluable guidance of her former mentor Smt Sumati Mutatkar, Prof. Emeritus, formerly Dean, Music faculty, Delhi University.

Besides, she was blessed and privileged to have learnt from the great Pandit of Agra gharana, Ustad Yunus khan. In doing so, Anita not only enriched her repertoire of khayals and its elaboration, but also became a star performer. Yet again, she has further added a new dimension to her style by having learnt Hindustani Music from famous Ustads and Musicologists of Rampur-Shehswan Ghana, Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Ustad Sarfaraz Hussain Khan.

Her forte in Classical Vocal Music lies essentially in her variegated style of weaving her alaap and bol-alaap as well as, the grandeur subtlety exhibited in her taans and bol-taans. As a result, in Anita Roy's renderings one is readily able to perceive an abundance of melody emanating and homogenously blending with sur and laya. Music connoisseurs have been captivated by her vocal rendering because of such artistic and aesthetic features.

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