Jotin Bhattacharya
Jotin Bhattacharya ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य | |
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| Birth name | Jotin Bhattacharya |
| Also known as | Jyotin Bhattacharya |
| Born | 1 January 1926 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Origin |  India |
| Died | 22 February 2016 (aged 90)[1] Varanasi |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation | Sarod player |
| Instrument | Sarod |
Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi: ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य) was an Indian classical sarod player. Jyotin was a disciple of Allauddin Khan.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Bhattacharya was born in 1926 in Varanasi in a Bengali family. He attended C.M. Anglo Bengali College and subsequently attained bachelor's, master's and MPhil degrees from the Benaras Hindu University before starting his eight-year music training from Allauddin Khan. During his training under Allauddin Khan, Bhattacharya also served him as a secretary and handled all his correspondences.
Bhattacharya performed at the Baba Allauddin Khan Music Foundation in the Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi.
Album
[edit]In 1974, HMV released Bhattacharya's first album, Sarod, in LP record format.[3]
Books
[edit]Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Allauddin Khan).[2]
| # | Title | Year | Language | Pages | About | Comments |
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| 1 | Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music | 1979 | English | 242 | Biography of Baba Allauddin | [4][5] |
| 2 | Allaudin Khan O aamara | - | Bengali | 1,050 | On the life and work of Baba Allauddin | [6] |
| 3 | Allaudin Khan and us | - | Hindi | - | - |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "प्रख्यात सरोद वादक पं. जोतिन भट्टाचार्य का निधन". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Music and memories". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Album". Rate your music. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Jotin (1979). "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music cover". staff.spd.dcu.ie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Jotin (2008). "Allaudin Khan O aamara". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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