Subhamita Banerjee, also known by her Bengali name শুভমিতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, is an Indian Bengali singer and modern vocalist born in Malda, West Bengal, India, in 1972. Born into a musical family, she received her initial training from her father, classical vocalist Joshoda Dulal Das, before studying under gurus such as Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Aniruddha Bhattacharya, and Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury to master classical styles including Purab Ang Thumri, Dadra, Chaiti, and Kajri traditions. Banerjee graduated with honors in English from Kolkata University and earned her master's degree in English from Rabindra Bharati University in 1998. She won first place in the His Master's Voice Golden Talent Contest in 1993, and subsequently recorded numerous modern Bengali and Ghazal albums through the Sagarika label, including Ichhe Paari in 2004, Brishti Paye Paye in 2005, Moner Hodish in 2006, Gopano Kathati in 2006, Arunobani in 2010, and Ghalibnama in 2017. She has contributed vocals to over two hundred tele-serials and films—including Memories in March (2011), Bhagshesh: The Remainder (2018), and Cheeni (2020)—winning three consecutive Best Female Singer awards in the tele-serial category from 2006 through 2008, a Radio Mirchi award in 2012, and the Tumi Annanya award in 2022. In 2009, she performed in Los Angeles, United States, as part of Pandit Ravi Shankar's project for the event “India Calling”.
