A performer, choreographer and guru, Arundhati Roy is prominent among odissi dancers of India today. Having groomed herself initially under Guru Murulidhar Majhi under and later under Late Padmabibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra for the last twenty-five years. She has not only synthesised the pure odissi form of the two maesteroes but added colour & vibrancy to her art through new improvisations.

An M.A. in Odissi from Rabindra Bharati University she has to her credit various accolades both in India and Abroad.

Arundhati's dance recitals in Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Britain & U.S.A have gained her much international attention.

She is the Secretary of the Odissi Dancers forum of Calcutta and has organised classical dance festivals on the occasion of Guruji's Birth Celebration & Sradhanjali for Guruji and Late Sanjukta Panigrahi.

She was an announcer of CALCUTTA DOORDARSHAN for ten long years. She has lately been experimenting with film and television as an actress in films produced by APPLAUSE ENTERTAINMENT & television series "Bastab" produced by BAG FILMS telecasting by TARA BANGLA channel.

Arundhati Roy is an esteemed choreographer who is known for her varied experimentations with her media. Her stage productions range from combining different classical forms in Tagore dance dramas, modern contemporary themes and poetries.

She has choreographed Tagore's Bhanusingher Padabali, Borishono Mukhorito Aji (Monsoon Ballet), Urvashi based on the poem 'Urvashi.Arundhati has performed several times in programs organized by West Bengal State Music Academy, Tagore Birth Celebrations and Uday Shankar Nritya Utsav.Her recent choreographed musical "Pravartan" is an experimentation of its own kind. It explores the evolution of Indian Classical Dance form from its tradition to its present state.

She has also choreographed several classical forms with odissi in Kathak-Odissi Jugalbandi. She also choreographed for Shanoli Mitra's famous drama "NATHA BATI ANATHABATA".

As a Trainer she is achieved various heights in her career. Her disciples are not only from India but are spread out in southeast Asia, Europe and U.S.A.She has conducted various workshops in the city. She has also jointly conducted a dance workshop with the famous ballet dancer Ivan Lishka from Munich.

She has trained different media personalities as well.

She worked as a dance trainer in the film "Yuganta" directed by Mrs.Aparna Sen & trained the famous actress Rupa Ganguly who portrayed the Odissi Dancers role in the film.

She has established Chandril Odissi Dance Centre in the year 1985.She also currently an examiner of Rabindrabharati University and a designated judge for Rashtriya Yuva Utsav.

She was recently on BBC Radio and Deutche Welle (German Radio) in extensive interview to explain her art form.