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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Jotin Bhattacharya<br />ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य<br />
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| birth_name = Jotin Bhattacharya<br />
| alias = Jyotin Bhattacharya<br />
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|01|01}}<br />
| origin = {{flag|India}}<br />
| death_place = Varanasi<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|02|22|1926|01|01}}<ref name="LH">{{Cite web |url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/uttarpradesh/article1-eminent-sarod-maestro-pt-jotin-bhattacharya-died-518086.html |title=प्रख्यात सरोद वादक पं. जोतिन भट्टाचार्य का निधन |date=23 February 2016 |website=livehindustan.com |language=hi |access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref><br />
| instrument = [[Sarod]]<br />
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical music]]<br />
| occupation = [[Sarod]] player<br />
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'''Jotin Bhattacharya''' ({{langx|hi|ज्योतिन भट्टाचार्य}}) was an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] [[sarod]] player. Jyotin was a disciple of [[Allauddin Khan]].<ref name="Music and memories">{{cite news|title=Music and memories|work=The Hindu|accessdate=15 May 2015|url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/music-and-memories/article2271019.ece}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Bhattacharya was born in 1926 in [[Varanasi]] in a [[Bengali Hindu|Bengali]] family. He attended [[C.M. Anglo Bengali College]] and subsequently attained [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|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.<br />
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Bhattacharya performed at the Baba Allauddin Khan Music Foundation in the Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, [[Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)|Laxmi Nagar]], Delhi.<br />
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==Album==<br />
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In 1974, [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]] released Bhattacharya's first album, ''Sarod'', in [[LP record]] format.<ref name="Album">{{cite news|title=Album|publisher=Rate your music|accessdate=16 May 2015|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/jotin_bhattacharya}}</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
Bhattacharya wrote three books (all about Allauddin Khan).<ref name="Music and memories"/><br />
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| 1 || ''Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music'' || 1979 || English || 242 || Biography of [[Baba Allauddin Khan|Baba Allauddin]] || <ref name="Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music">{{cite news|title=Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music|accessdate=16 May 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rIiAAAAMAAJ|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Jotin|year=1979}}</ref><ref name="Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music cover">{{cite news|title=Ustad Allauddin Khan and His Music cover |publisher=staff.spd.dcu.ie |accessdate=16 May 2015 |url=http://staff.spd.dcu.ie/johnbcos/download/photographs/final_photos/Ustad_Allauddin_Khan.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085950/http://staff.spd.dcu.ie/johnbcos/download/photographs/final_photos/Ustad_Allauddin_Khan.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-05-18 }}</ref><br />
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| 2 || ''Allaudin Khan O aamara'' || - || Bengali || 1,050 || On the life and work of [[Baba Allauddin Khan|Baba Allauddin]] || <ref name="Allaudin Khan O aamara">{{cite news|title=Allaudin Khan O aamara|accessdate=16 May 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2qqWMwEACAAJ|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Jotin|year=2008}}</ref><br />
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| 3 || ''Allaudin Khan and us'' || - || Hindi || - || - || <br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
*[[Sarod]]<br />
*[[Baba Allauddin Khan]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1926 births]]<br />
[[Category:2016 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani musicians]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali musicians]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Varanasi]]<br />
[[Category:Indian music educators]]<br />
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