Roddur Roy

Anirban Roy (Bengali: অনির্বাণ রয়), popularly known as Roddur Roy, is an Indian social media personality.

Roddur Roy
Personal information
Born
Anirban Roy
OriginDum Dum, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
EducationRamnagar College
OccupationIT
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Subscribers415K[1]
Total views46 million[1]

Early life

Roy was born in Dum Dum of Kolkata. He graduated from IIT Kanpur and worked for an IT company in Delhi but left it to pursue his studies.[2]

YouTube

He began his YouTube career back in 2010. Early on, he mostly sang Tagore's songs as it is with unusual instrumentals.

Controversies

2020 controversy

In 2020, Roy created a parody of Shedin Dujone, a song written by Rabindranath Tagore. The video attracted attention for its use of vulgar language, and a complaint was filed against Roy after teenagers wrote the lyrics on their bodies in the lead up to the Holi festival.[3] Roy was temporarily arrested following the incident.[4]

2022 abusive content case

In 2022, Roy published a post that has been described as derogatory and abusive, particularly toward Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal.[5][6][7] Dey was arrested on 7 June, 2022.[8] He was granted bail on 21 June 2022.[9]

References
  1. "About YouTube channel". YouTube.
  2. "কে রোদ্দুর রায়? আসল নাম কী? কত দূর পড়াশোনা? কী কী বিতর্কে জড়িয়েছেন? রইল ১০ কথা". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. "Complaint filed against Roddur Roy for Tagore's parody songs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. "Who is Roddur Roy, arrested for 'abusing' Mamata Banerjee?". India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. "Art As Profanity: Why The Arrest Of Vlogger Roddur Roy Differs From Others Who Abused Politicians". article-14.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. "Pure or Profane? Roddur Roy's Arrest Can Be a Defining Moment for Bengal's Social Grammar". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. "YouTuber Roddur Roy held in Goa for 'derogatory' remarks against Mamata Banerjee". The Indian Express. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. Dwaipayan Ghosh (8 June 2022). "Kolkata cops arrest Roddur Roy from Goa for abusive posts". Kolkata News. The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  9. Tamaghna Banerjee; Dwaipayan Ghosh. "Kolkata: Roddur Roy granted bail, told to post apology video for insulting Tricolour". Kolkata News. The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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