Nilanjana is one of the few female representatives of the gwalior gharana of this generation. Born in Chandannagar, near Kolkata, her Traning in vocal music began at home, where she learnt from her mother, Jayanti Roy. Later, she migrated to Kolkata to pursue training in Hindustani vocal music from her uncle, Sri Kumar Roy of the Kirana Gharana.

After years of traning, which built a firm foundation, she became a disciple of one of India’s most distinguished performers and gurus, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar of the gwalior gayaki. She became a scholar at the much covered ITC SANGEET RESEARCH ACADEMY, a-one-of-its kind school of music, a gurukul of sorts and a place which every young student of music and musician aspires to being a part of.

Nilanjana began her performing career with her performance at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Council, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata (2003), This was followed by a slow of performances across the country including the Gunijaan Baithak, Mumbai (2005), The ITC sangeet Sammelans at Raipur (2004), Kolkata(2005), Kanpur, Lucknow and Hyderabad (2006). Her performance at the prestigious All Bengal Music Conference, Kolkata (2007) was highly acclaimed by Listeners and critics alike.

The Ministry of Culture, Government of India awarded Nilanjana the National Scholarship for Hindustani Vocal Music in recognition of her talent and promise. Blessed with a sweet and powerful voice, and armed with taleem of the highest quality, Nilanjana is hailed as one of India’s most promising young vocalists.