Party Name : All India Trinamool Congress
Constituency : Jadavpur
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Sudhin Chatterjee
Mother's Name : Smt. Uma Chatterjee
Date of birth : 16 Mar 1950
Profession : Musician Journalist, Writer
Positions held :
2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Petitions
More Information :
Books Published
Seven collections: (i) `Sumaner Gaan Sumaner Bhashyo`: a book of commentaries on his lyrics and songs (ii) `Hoye Otha Gaan`: the first part of his musical autobiography (iii) `Kon Pothey Gelo Gaan`: a discourse on modern Bengali songs (iv) `Mukto Nicaragua`: on the Nicaraguan Revolution- an eyewitness account(v)`Durer Janla`: a collection of articles and essays(vi) `Alkhalla`: a book of prose pieces (vii)`Morudyane Nandigram`: a collection of newspaper articles on the peoples` movement in West Bengal,2007-08(viii) `Ritimoto Novel`: a Novella and (ix) `52`: a Novel
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Produced till now 25 music albums of songs composed by him including those performed by other vocalists; received the `Golden Disc.` from HMV in 1993 for his song album `Tomake Chai`; Directed music for five Bengali movies; received the best Music Director award from BFJA in 1997
Social And Cultural Activities
Involved in music movements, including music clubs, raised funds for jobless industrial workers and for public interest litigations on environment issues; involved in social rehabilation activities for mentally challenged people
Special Interests
Movies,film making, videography and video editing; sound and music production with the help of computer software
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Composing music, singing and reading
Countries Visited
Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany, The Netherland, Nicaragua, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
