Jotin Bhattacharya ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य | |
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| Also known as | Jyotin Bhattacharya |
| Born | Jotin Bhattacharya (1926-01-01)1 January 1926 |
| Origin |  India |
| Died | 22 February 2016(2016-02-22) (aged 90)[1] Varanasi |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation | Sarod player |
| Instrument | Sarod |
Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi:ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य) was anIndian classicalsarod player. Jyotin was a disciple ofAllauddin Khan.[2]
Bhattacharya was born in 1926 inVaranasi in aBengali family. He attendedC.M. Anglo Bengali College and subsequently attainedbachelor's,master's andMPhil degrees from theBenaras 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.
In 1974,His Master's Voice released Bhattacharya's first album,Sarod, inLP record format.[3]
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 ofBaba Allauddin | [4][5] |
| 2 | Allaudin Khan O aamara | - | Bengali | 1,050 | On the life and work ofBaba Allauddin | [6] |
| 3 | Allaudin Khan and us | - | Hindi | - | - |
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