Chittaranjan Deb
| Chittaranjan Deb | |
|---|---|
 Chittaranjan Deb, writing an article at his Santiniketan house balcony | |
| Born |
Satya 28 March 1924 Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| Died |
13 June 2010 (aged 86) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Bengali Literature |
Chittaranjan Deb (Chitto-ronjon Deb) (born: 28 March 1924; died: 13 June 2010) was a researcher on Rabindranath Tagore and also a poet, essayist. He lived in Santiniketan. He was given the title of 'Rabindra Tattwacharya' by the 'Rabindra Sankriti Parishat', Kolkata for his lifelong works and contributions to the field of literature.
Early life
Chittaranjan Deb was born at Chhatiain, Sylhet, present Bangladesh. Born in Chhatiain village of Srihatya of Assam/Bengal (present: Sylhet of Bangladesh), Deb underwent his primary education there in a school and came out second in the matriculation or the final school-leaving examination under the University of Calcutta. Later at the only age of 17, he came to study at the Visva-Bharati University, in Santiniketan.
Career
Literature
He was greatly influenced by the works of Rabindranath Tagore. He joined the Rabindra Bhavan and worked there till his retirement at the age of 60, under Tagore's son, Rathindranath Tagore.
His first poetry book Manashanjali was published when he was only 15. "He came to Santiniketan at the age of 17", said Anil Chanda, then the education minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's ministry. He joined the archival section of Rabindra Bhavan at Santiniketan in 1943.
He has written many research articles in "Desh", a Bengali magazine for nearly 45 years. The heart-touching story of Mamata received the national award and is translated in 21 international languages. He has written "Chhnera Ghuri" and "Tarapither Ektara". He has compiled a complete index of Tagore's writing named "Rabindra Rachana Kosh" and a complete index of manuscript of Tagore. These are actually lifetime work. Researchers throughout the world will be benefit by his glowing works. He also wrote the "Prasanga Rabindranath" and the guideline book of Santiniketan, the "Santiniketan". At once after his arrival in Santiniketan, he wrote the books "Sriniketan", "Santiniketan Parikrama" etc.
Folk singer
He was also a well known folk singer of Santiniketan. He sang old folk songs of some unknown artists and written by himself. His songs were recorded and published in the website Santiniketan Podcast (episodes 36 and 93)
Personal life
His wife is Mrs. Rama Deb. His elder son Dr. Chirajyoti Deb is a Senior Research Associate Scientist at Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida Area, U.S.A, whose son Diptodip is a student. His younger son Dr. Nilanjan Deb is an Inventor and Assistant Professor at Calcutta University, Kolkata whose sons Ishadip and Dibyarup, are also currently studying.