Jotin Bhattacharya
| Pandit Jotin Bhattacharya पंडित ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jotin Bhattacharya |
| Also known as | Jyotin Bhattacharya |
| Born |
January 1, 1926 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Origin |
 India |
| Died |
February 22, 2016 (aged 90) Varanasi |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, sarodiya |
| Instruments | Sarod |
| Notable instruments | |
| Sarod | |
Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi: ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य), also known as Pandit Jotin Bhattacharya is an Indian classical musician and one of the most renowned sarod players and composers from Varanasi, India. Jyotin Bhattacharya was a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan and received his formal training from him. Bhattacharya has created over 40 ragas, released Indian classical music albums and has written books about Baba Allauddin Khan.[1][2]
Early life & education
Pandit Bhattacharya was born in 1926 in Varanasi in a Bengali family. He attended C.M. Anglo Bengali College and subsequently attained bchelor's and master's degrees from the Benaras Hindu University. Bhattacharya completed MPhil from BHU (year not known) before starting his Indian classical music training from Baba Allauddin Khan.[2][3]
With Baba Allauddin Khan
Immediately after completing his formal education, Pandit Bhattacharya moved to Mahiyar to learn sarod. He spent 8 years (1949-1956) learning Indian classical music from Baba Allauddin Khan. During his training and attachment with Baba Khan, Pandit Bhattacharya also served as a secretary to him and handled all his mail and correspondences. In addition to this, Pandit Bhattacharya also became a tutor to Baba Khan's children and grandchildren.[1][2]
Introduction to Sarod recitals
Pandit Bhattacharya commenced sarod recital publicly at the Baba Allauddin Khan Music Foundation in The Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi. The Music Foundation was established by Pandit Bhattacharya's sitarist pupil Arup Ratan Mukherjee.[1][2]
Raga created
Pandit Bhattacharya has created over 40 Ragas.[1][2] Some well recited Ragas (in alphabetical order) are;
- Amarawati
- Biyogini
- Chandra Mouli
- Lachmi
- Mateswari
- Mohini
- Mouni
- Sampurna Kanada
- Sardeswari
Album
In 1974, Pandit Bhattacharya released his first Indian classical music album in LP record format. The album was released by HMV and the name of album was "Sarod". Album featured Pandit Bhattacharya on sarod and Pandit Mahapurush Misra on tabla.[2][4]
Track listings
Side One
Side Two
- Raga Sampurna Kanada
- Masitkhani
- Madhya laya
- Drut Ghat
Books
Pandit Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Baba Allauddin Khan).[1][2]
| # | Title | Year | Language | Pages | About | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music | 1979 | English | 242 | Biography of Baba Allauddin | [5][6] |
| 2 | Allaudin Khan O aamara | - | Bengali | 1,050 | On the life and work of Baba Allauddin | [7] |
| 3 | Allaudin Khan and us | - | Hindi | - | - | [2] |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Music and memories". The Hindu. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Profile". Oriental Traditional Music. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Anglo Bengali". Official website. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 "Album". Rate your music. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music". books.google.co.in. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music cover". staff.spd.dcu.ie. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Allaudin Khan O aamara". books.google.co.in. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in:
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