Born in the year 1936,he studied at the Indian College of Arts and draughtsmanship, Kolkata, and further studied Graphic Art under SW Hayter, atelier 17, Paris and Murals at Lecole Superiecure Des Beaux Arts, Paris A legend now, he also studied murals at the Ecole des beaux arts with several solo shows to his credit in Kolkata and New Delhi Roy has also feactured in group shows at the national and International levels He has articipated in various exhibitions held in Prague, Paris, Tokyo, Hungary, India, USA and Yugoslavia