Deb Chowdhury

Deb Chowdhury is an Indian singer,[1] lyricist, composer,[2] cultural activist, researcher[3] and television anchor. Folk music is his primary choice of genre.[4] He is working for the Indigenous Art & Culture of India for the last 25 years. He also is a documentary film maker. He is the founder-director of Sahajiya Foundation, working for promotion and exploration of different Indian folk songs. He is the only disciple of late Kalachand Darbesh, the last Darbesh of Bengal.[5] He is also associated with various social development, environment awareness & conservation projects.[6][7]

  1. ^ "A working birthday for singer Deb Chowdhury". The Times of India. 2021-05-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  2. ^ "About Us | Sahajiyafolkband". Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  3. ^ "Sahajiya band members step up work to preserve Bengal's dying folk art forms". The Times of India. 2021-08-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  4. ^ "City musicians celebrate the beauty of baul melodies". The Times of India. 2022-07-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  5. ^ "Sahajiya Foundation- Folk Music Foundation". sahajiya.org. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  6. ^ "Deb Chowdhury, along with members of his band, Sahajiya, comes forward to help bauls in Birbhum and Burdwan". The Times of India. 2021-07-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ^ "লকডাউনে আর্থিক কষ্টের সম্মুখীন লোকশিল্পীদের পাশে দেব এবং সহজিয়া". unishkuri.in (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-25.