Background
She was born into an illustrious Bengali Brahmo family and had distinguished array of men and women in her paternal and maternal sides.
She was born into an illustrious Bengali Brahmo family and had distinguished array of men and women in her paternal and maternal sides.
Sir, K G Gupta, one of the top ranking Indian International Correspondence Schools was her father"s elder brother. Her father Doctor Pyare Mohan Gupta was a district civil surgeon. Atul Prasad Senator was her father"s sister"s son.
Her mother Tarala Devi wa sthe elder sister of "Deshbandhu" Chittaranjan Das.
She was among the few singers to learn directly from Rabindranath Tagore and Dinendranath Tagore. In 1922, she met Dilipkumar Roy in the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress and was deeply influenced by his musical style, though she retained a distinct way of her own.
Sick and deserted by her family, she was given refuge in 1927 by Tagore in his Santiniketan but she had to leave the place for her failing health. Sahana Devi was one of two singers allowed by Rabindranath Tagore to improvise his songs.
