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Deben Bhattacharya (1921-2001) was a Bengali ethnomusicologist, radio and record producer, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer, translator, poet, 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.
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…
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