Budhaditya Bhattacharyya
Budhaditya Bhattacharyya | |
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| File:Musician and music scholar Budhaditya Bhattacharyya.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Raga music, Semi-classical music, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, ethnomusicologist, translator |
| Instruments | singing, tanpura, swarmandal, harmonium |
| Years active | 2013-present |
Budhaditya Bhattacharyya, FRAS, is an Indian Hindustani classical musician, ethnomusicologist, and a music historian, based between London, UK and Kolkata, India.[1]
Education
Bhattacharyya has a DPhil in Music from the University of Durham, where he wrote the first musical history of Bengali Britain, under the supervision of Professor Martin Clayton, FBA and Professor Laura Leante.[2] Prior to his doctoral studies, he read for an MA Music in Development at SOAS University of London, studying with the likes of Professor Richard Widdess, FBA, Dr Richard Williams, and Dr Angela Impey. For his bachelor's, Budhaditya Bhattacharyya graduated in International Relations from the University of London.[1]
Musical Career
Budhaditya Bhattacharyya is a trained South Asian classical vocalist, teacher, and composer.[3] A senior disciple of Ajoy Chakrabarty, Bhattacharyya joined his tutelage in 2010.[4] Bhattacharyya is also collaborating with the British-Pakistani musicologist and vocalist, Mehfooz Khokhar to document rare ragas and compositions, including those from the repertoire of Baba Inayat Ali Sultani of the Talwandi gharana.[5] Bhattacharyya has been invited to perform solo sets of Raga music in the United Kingdom, and also in India, mainland Europe, China, and Thailand, including at venues like St. Ethelburga's London,[6] and for numerous times at the Nehru Centre, London.[7][8]
He was also invited to present his music at the British Library on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the independence of Bangladesh;[9] this performance which included an original composition of him, 'Jwale Pran', set to Raga Bilasi Todi, is preserved at the British Library Sound Archive.[10] Recently, Bhattacharyya also organised and performed a concert at Queen Mary University of London to pay tribute to the legacies of Bengali and South Asian music-making in Britain with numerous artists, including Gouri Chowdhury.[11][12]
Music Research
Bhattacharyya has primarily worked on topics like diaspora, identity and musical citizenship. He has published on tanpura-making in Kolkata and wider West Bengal.[13][14] At Durham, Budhaditya Bhattacharyya has also been collaborating with music psychologists.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 University, Durham. "Budhaditya Bhattacharyya - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-12-20. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ BHATTACHARYYA, BUDHADITYA (2025). The Musical Making of Bengali Britain, c. 1961-1989 (Doctoral thesis). Durham University.
- ↑ Goswami, Tarun (5 April 2025). "Invoking shades of spring". The Statesman. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Budhaditya Bhattacharya | Student of Shrutinandan | Guru Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty". ajoychakrabarty.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Music: Khyal: Music & Imagination". Nehru Centre London. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace (2022-06-29). July 'Listen to the world Open Mic ' - Budhaditya Bhattacharyya. Retrieved 2025-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ↑ The Nehru Centre London (2023-12-04). Music: Khyal: Music & Imagination Budhaditya Bhattacharya. Retrieved 2025-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Music : Khayal - Music & Imagination". Nehru Centre London. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ Ullah, Ansar Ahmed (2021-12-18). "50 years of Bangladesh celebrated at British Library". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ "iLink". sami.bl.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ Admin (2025-12-19). "Swadhinata Trust marks 25 years with Victory Day concert in London". সত্যবাণী. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ "বিজয় দিবসে সংগীতানুষ্ঠানের মাধ্যমে ২৫ বছর পূর্তি উদযাপন করল লন্ডনভিত্তিক স্বাধিনতা ট্রাস্ট 'বাংলা বিটস' শীর্ষক আয়োজনে ব্রিটেনে বাঙালি সংগীতচর্চার ঐতিহ্যের প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা". Progga News. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ Bhattacharyya, Budhaditya (2022-11-02). "The Changing Ecology of the Kolkata Tanpura". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 45 (6): 1095–1111. doi:10.1080/00856401.2022.2118480. ISSN 0085-6401.
- ↑ "When the Earth sings: How more Indian musicians are using their music to raise awareness about the environment". Mid-day. 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
External Links
- Interview with social worker and ethnomusicologist, Valentine Harding. Courtesy: Swadhinata Trust
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-1278
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