Chittaranjan Deb
Chittaranjan Deb ("Chitto-ronjon Deb") (28 March 1924 – 13 June 2010) was an Indian litterateur, a researcher on Rabindranath Tagore and also a poet, essayist from the Indian subcontinent. 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. Deb was born in Sylhet, British India (present-day Bangladesh). Born in Chhatiain village of Assam (present-day Sylhet Division, 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 works. Researchers throughout the world will be benefitted by his glowing works. He also wrote the "Prasanga Rabindranath" and the guideline book of Santiniketan, the "Santiniketan". 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 late Mrs. Rama Deb. His elder son Dr. Chirajyoti Deb is a senior research associate scientist at Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida Area, U.S., who has a son Diptodip. His younger son Dr. Nilanjan Deb is an inventor and associate professor at Calcutta University, Kolkata who has two  sons Ishadip and Dibyarup.