Pradip Chatterjee
Encyclopedia
Moheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli or Mohiner Ghoraguli was a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, established in 1975, it was arguably Bengal's and India's first band...
. He is the younger brother of Gautam Chatterjee
Gautam Chatterjee
Gautam Chattopadhyay was an Indian musician, singer, and one of the founding members and inspirational leader of the band Moheener Ghoraguli, which was formed in the 1975, arguably Bengal's and India's first band...
.. He was also a theatre person, filmmaker and ethnographer.
Also known as Bula, Pradip is a flutist and vocalist.
Career
Shibpur
Shibpur is a residential area located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is well known for being the location of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, the Bengal Engineering College and the Hazar Hath Kaali Temple. The famous Bengali linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterji...
, which was then affiliated with the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
, he joined the Calcuttan engineering firm M.N. Dastur, after the break-up of Moheener Ghoraguli. During the course of his service with the company (where he still works as a Chief Engineer), he travelled over many places from Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
to Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. but his quest for world-music was never deterred, but enriched by this varied experiences.
Currently, he resides in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, with his wife Sharmistha and daughter Anka and son Ritoban.