Deben bhattacharya biography
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Deben bhattacharya biography
Deben Bhattacharya
Bengali producer and author (1921–2001)
Deben Bhattacharya | |
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| Born | 1921 Benares, India |
| Died | 2001(2001-00-00) (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer, translator, poet, writer, broadcaster, lecturer, and folk music consultant |
Deben Bhattacharya (1921–2001) was a Bengali radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer, translator, poet, writer, broadcaster, lecturer, and folk music consultant.
He produced over 100 records, 23 films and published more than a dozen books in his lifetime and much of his work was carried out under the auspices of UNESCO.[1]
Early life
Bhattacharya was born to an old Bengali Brahmin family that was settled in Benares for over 130 years.
As a young man, he was influenced by the work of English poet Lewis Thompson, which prompted him to move to En