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'''Deb Chowdhury''' is an Indian singer,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-05-10 |title=A working birthday for singer Deb Chowdhury |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/a-working-birthday-for-singer-deb-chowdhury/articleshow/82521426.cms |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> lyricist, composer,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Sahajiyafolkband |url=https://sahajiyafolkband.com/about-us/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> cultural activist, researcher<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-11 |title=Sahajiya band members step up work to preserve Bengal's dying folk art forms |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sahajiya-band-members-step-up-work-to-preserve-bengals-dying-folk-art-forms/articleshow/85181700.cms |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and television anchor. Folk music is his primary choice of genre.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-12 |title=City musicians celebrate the beauty of baul melodies |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/city-musicians-celebrate-the-beauty-of-baul-melodies/articleshow/92829299.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahajiya Foundation- Folk Music Foundation |url=https://sahajiya.org/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=sahajiya.org}}</ref> He is also associated with various social development, environment awareness & conservation projects.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-08 |title=Deb Chowdhury, along with members of his band, Sahajiya, comes forward to help bauls in Birbhum and Burdwan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/deb-chowdhury-comes-forward-to-help-bauls-in-birbhum-and-burdwan/articleshow/84242204.cms |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=লকডাউনে আর্থিক কষ্টের সম্মুখীন লোকশিল্পীদের পাশে দেব এবং সহজিয়া |url=https://unishkuri.in/storydetails/-/unishkuristory/sahajiyas-dev-helps-folk-artists-during-pandemic-314558 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=unishkuri.in |language=fr-FR}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Deb was born in [[Kolkata]], West Bengal. He graduated from [[Dinabandhu Andrews College]], under [[University of Calcutta]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} His mother Shipra Chowdhury was a school teacher and father Manil Chowdhury is a former football player who played First Division in Kolkata Football leagues.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} He got his primary music lessons from his uncle late Pundit Chuni Lal Chowdhury.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} He considers Goutam Chattopadhyay as his first Guru, Guide and Philosopher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=Mohiner Ghoraguli: মহীনের সেই ঘোড়াগুলি ছুটে চলেছে আজও গানে গানে, দেবের কথায় ও সুরে গৌতমের স্মৃতিচারণ |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/mahiner-ghoraguli-fame-late-goutam-chatterjee-is-remembered-by-his-student-deb-choudhury-on-his-birthday-dgtl/cid/1284502 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He is an exponent of Folk songs of Bengal, He is the founder of popular band of India, Sahajiya Folk Band. He scored many Feature Films, Telefilms and Theatre projects as a music director. His only released Bengali album as a lyricist & composer so far, ‘Tomake Ektu’<ref>{{Citation |title=Tomake Ektu Dekhte Ichhe Kare |date=1997-04-26 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/14jbPWsup0ezJiuqHQc5h4 |access-date=2023-12-25 |language=en}}</ref> from [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]], sung by singer Ritika Sahani. He is a mentor and Music designer of Folk Genre in [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla|Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]] ([[Zee Bangla]]), a musical program in Bengali Television.<ref>{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title='পদ্মপলাশের জয় আসলে বাংলা ভাষার জয়', বিতর্কের মাঝে মুখ খুললেন প্রশিক্ষক দেব |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/saregamapa-winner-padma-palash-mentor-dev-choudhury-shares-inside-story-of-the-reality-show-dgtl/cid/1406423 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref> He is a regular Anchor in Good Morning Akash ([[Aakash Aath|Aakash 8]]), a live musical show in Bengali Television.{{fact|date=December 2024}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Musicians from Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male folk singers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian lyricists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian composers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian activists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]<br />
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