Jotin Bhattacharya

Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi: ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य) was an Indian classical sarod player. Jyotin was a disciple of Allauddin Khan.[2]

Jotin Bhattacharya ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य
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(s)	Sarod player
Instruments	Sarod

Early life and education

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

In 1974, HMV released Bhattacharya's first album, Sarod, in LP record format.[3]

Books

Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Allauddin Khan).[2]

#	Title	Year	Language	Pages	About	Comments
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

• Sarod
• Baba Allauddin Khan

References

1. "प्रख्यात सरोद वादक पं. जोतिन भट्टाचार्य का निधन". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
2. "Music and memories". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. "Album". Rate your music. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
5. "Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music cover". staff.spd.dcu.ie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
6. "Allaudin Khan O aamara". Retrieved 16 May 2015.