[1][2] She is a daughter of Sumitra Sen and sister to Indrani Sen.[1][3] She is a successor to the gharana, which has contributed to the spread of Tagore's music across the world.

[4] She started as a journalist for the Bengali magazine Manorama, before opting for a full-time career in music.

Sen's tutelage commenced under her mother's guidance was followed by training at Geetabitan Music Institute.

She has sung on the soundtracks of many films, including Dekha, Baariwali, Swapner Feriwalla, Sanjhbaatir Rupkothara, Ballygunge Court, and Hemanter Pakhi.

[3] She is the daughter of singer Sumitra Sen, and the younger sister of another Rabindra Sangeet exponent Indrani Sen.[2] Her mother, Sumitra Sen died on 3 January 2023 at the age of 89.