Birth name Jotin Bhattacharya Occupation(s) Composer, sarodiya Instruments Sarod | Origin India Name Jotin Bhattacharya Genres Indian classical music | |
Born 1 January 1926 (age 98)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh ( 1926-01-01 ) | ||
Also known as Jyotin Bhattacharya | ||
Jotin bhattacharya 2 raga sampurna kanada
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.
Contents
- Jotin bhattacharya 2 raga sampurna kanada
- Jotin bhattacharya 1 raga marwa
- Early life education
- With Baba Allauddin Khan
- Introduction to Sarod recitals
- Raga created
- Album
- Side One
- Side Two
- Books
- References
Jotin bhattacharya 1 raga marwa
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.
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.
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.
Raga created
Pandit Bhattacharya has created over 40 Ragas. Some well recited Ragas (in alphabetical order) are;
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.
Side One
- Raga Marva
- Alap
- Jod
- Jhala
- Gat (a.k.a. Bandish) in Madhya laya (in Tintal)
Side Two
- Raga Sampurna Kanada
- Masitkhani
- Madhya laya
- Drut Ghat
Books
Pandit Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Baba Allauddin Khan).