 Parveen went to one of the then finest school situated in Nagaon district of Assam, Mission High School, which was established before the famous freedom fight of 1857.One day while watching her humming in Ikramul's lap, Maroofa noticed daughter Parveen's talent and asked her husband to teach her.Parveen's father was her first guru and was very strict with her, permitting her to only listen to Lata Mangeshkar and established Indian Classical vocalists.