Jotin Bhattacharya ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य | |
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| 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 |
| Instrument(s) | Sarod |
Jotin Bhattacharya (Hindi: ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य) was an Indian classical sarod player. Jyotin was a disciple of Allauddin Khan.[2]
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.
In 1974, HMV released Bhattacharya's first album, Sarod, in LP record format.[3]
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 | - | - |
