Ashutosh Deb

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Ashutosh Deb
Born1803
Died1856
Occupation(s)Musician, priest, lexicographer

Ashutosh Deb (1803—1856) commonly known as A. T. Deb was an Indian lexicographer, publisher and musician. He was the producer of an early Bengali dictionary.[1] He was also a sitar player and composed many popular tappa and other songs.[2] Deb was also a Hindu priest as well as notable academician of Bengal. He started his career as a publisher and uplifted his father's publishing company BMR. Deb founded Deb Sahitya Kutir publishing house in Kolkata, a famous publications for children literature.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ashutosh Deb - আশুতোষ দেব Archives - Granthagara". granthagara.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Chakrabarty, Ramakanta. Nidhu Babu and his Tappā. Published in Banerjee, Jayasri (ed.), The Music of Bengal. Baroda: Indian Musicological Society, 1987.
  3. ^ Gooptu, Sarvani (9 December 2021). Knowing Asia, Being Asian: Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism in Bengali Periodicals, 1860–1940. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-48948-4.