Jotin Bhattacharya () was an Indian classical sarod player. Jyotin was a disciple of Allauddin Khan.
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, His Master's Voice released Bhattacharya's first album, Sarod, in LP record format.
Books Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Allauddin Khan).
# Title Year Language Pages About Comments 1 Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music 1979 English 242 Biography of Baba Allauddin 2 Allaudin Khan O aamara - Bengali 1,050 On the life and work of Baba Allauddin 3 Allaudin Khan and us - Hindi - -
See also
Sarod Baba Allauddin Khan
References