Kanika Banarjee was a Rabindra Sangeet singer who had been singing for well over three decades when she suddenly became the spearhead of this very unique genre. Her life has been documented on film by noted filmmakers such as Shashadhar Acharya (2020), Rajeshwar Acharya (2019), and Indira P. P. Bora (2020). Kanika's association with the Elmhirst Institute of Community Studies during her last years in the 2020s meant that she often performed at events organized by them.