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Jadunath Bhattacharya
Born	1840 (1840) Bishnupur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	April 4, 1883(1883-04-04) (aged 43)
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Musician
Years active	1860 –1883
Father	Madhusudan Bhattacharya
Musical career
Genres	Indian classical music Bengali classical music
Instrument(s)	Surbahar, sitar
Musical artist

Jadunath Bhattacharya (also known as Jadu Bhatta) (1840 – 4 April 1883) was an Indian musician and composer of the 19th century Indian classical music, mainly of the Bishnupur gharana. In fact, he was, in the words of the poet, " a master of the hand of God". He enriched the music of the Bishnupur gharana with his own uniqueness and spread the taste of its beauty and flavor to different parts of the country, increasing his own unparalleled fame and the glory of Bengal.

Jadu Bhatta influence on Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim

A mid-19th century tanpura that Dhrupad legend Jadu Bhatta used to play while giving lessons to icons like Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Rabindranath Tagore.

Bankim Chandra also became a musical disciple of Jadu Bhatta. He used to visit Bankim Chandra's house in Bhatpara, Naihati. He was the first composer of the "national anthem of Bengal" Vande Mataram. He first composed the song in the Kafi raga on the trital.

Legacy

The 177-year-old tanpura used by Jadunath Bhattacharya is now preserved in the Kolkata Museum.

Memories

Rabindranath Tagore -

"The uniqueness of his songs is not found in any other Hindustani song. It is doubtful whether anyone else has been born in modern India with a musical flair like Jadu Bhatta."

Books

The Bengali and Hindi songs he composed have been published in the book "Sangita Manjari" and the introduction of some songs in the book "Bishnupur" written by Ramaprasanna Bandyopadhyay.

• Bandyopādhyāẏa, Rāmaprasanna (1935). Sangita manjari (in Bengali). Kuntalin Press.

In popular culture

Film

• Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, brings you the Fourth Documentary from 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹. The video is a presentation on the dhrupad gharana of Bishnupur kingdom.

• Indian film director Niren Lahiri made a film, Jadu Bhatta (1954). This movie received the 2nd National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.

References

1. "Jadu Bhatta's 177-year-old tanpura finds place in Indian Museum". The Times of India. 24 November 2012.
2. Saṃsada bāṅgālī caritābhidhāna. 1 (Saṃśodhita 5. saṃskaraṇa, 2. mudraṇa ed.). Kalakātā: Sāhitya Saṃsada. 2013. p. 600. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
3. "যদুভট্টের থেকে পালিয়ে বেড়াতেন রবীন্দ্রনাথ, স্বীকার করেছেন নিজের গানের সীমাবদ্ধতাও - Prohor". যদুভট্টের থেকে পালিয়ে বেড়াতেন রবীন্দ্রনাথ, স্বীকার করেছেন নিজের গানের সীমাবদ্ধতাও - Prohor.
4. Saha, Sanghamitra (1998). A Handbook of West Bengal. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. ISBN 978-81-85692-24-1.
5. "Jadu Bhatta's 177-year-old tanpura finds place in Indian Museum". The Times of India. 24 November 2012.
6. "ভারতীয় শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীতের বিষ্ণুপুর ঘরানা". Sahapedia.
7. "স্বর্গীয় যদুনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য (যদুভট্ট)". 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021.
8. "Jadu Bhatta's 177-year-old tanpura finds place in Indian Museum". The Times of India. 24 November 2012.
9. "আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - কলকাতার কড়চা". archives.anandabazar.com.
10. Saṃsada bāṅgālī caritābhidhāna. 1 (Saṃśodhita 5. saṃskaraṇa, 2. mudraṇa ed.). Kalakātā: Sāhitya Saṃsada. 2013. p. 600. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.

External links

• Media related to Jadunath Bhattacharya at Wikimedia Commons

• 1840 births
• 1883 deaths
• Indian musicians
• Indian composers
• Bishnupur gharana