Born in Bengal, Roy trained at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship, Kolkata and continued his studies on a French Government Scholarship at Atelier 17, France. Roy has exhibited widely in India and abroad, participating in such international exhibitions as: Contemporary Indian Art, Belgrade, Budapest and Prague (1971), III Triennale, New Delhi, (1975). At present, Roy is Head of the Department of Painting at Kala Bhavan, Santi Niketan.