In 2012, she made her first playback in Indian Bengali fantasy film Tasher Desh. Alongside Shayan Chowdhury Arnob she have produced some popular Bengali songs.[5] Shahana formed a music project named Shikawr.
Early life and education
Sahana was born in February 18, 1982 at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. She spent her childhood at Santiniketan and lives there till 2002. Her parents were both political science professor at the University of North Bengal. She took her music lesson from father Bimol Bajpaie and learned to singing song at the age of thirty. Later she succeed Bijoy Sinha, Chitra Roy, Shayamaly Banerjee, Chandan Manda and Mita Haque through received training under the Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet.[1] In 2005, Sahana joined in BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh as a Lecturer in English. In May 2008, she left that for further studies at the SOAS, University of London.
In 2007, Sahana released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet.[2] It was released in March 6, 2007 from Bengal Music Company, Dhaka. The album had created a stir in the music scenario of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
She released her second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo which was released in September, 2015 from India and Bangladesh.[3]
Her third solo album Mon Bandhibi Kemone was released in 2016.[4] This is a collection of Bengali folk songs and music composed by Samantak Sinha and Satyaki Banerjee.[6]
After that she made a playback for Benggali film Under Construction.[7][8]
In 2000, Sahana married her childhood friend Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, a Bangladeshi musician, singer and composer. They got divorced in 2008.[5] The couple has one daughter. After Sahana is married to Richard Herrett and resides in the London.[5] Currently Sahana serve as a Senior Teaching Fellow in Bengali in Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia at SOAS South Asia Institute.[9]
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