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{{Infobox person
| name = Radharaman Dutta
| native_name = রাধারমণ দত্ত
| image = Radharaman.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Radharaman Dutta
| birth_name = Radharaman Dutta Purakayastha
| birth_date = {{Birth year|df=yes|1834}} (Approx.)
| birth_place = [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Keshabpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>(now in [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|11|10|1833|5|26}}
| death_place = [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Keshabpur]], [[Assam Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| other_names = Radha Raman Dutta
| known_for = Dhamal
| spouse = Gunamayi Devi
| children = Bipin Bihari Dutta<br/>and 3 others
| father = Radha Madhab Dutta
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Poet
* Musician}}
}}

'''Radharaman Dutta''' ({{lang-bn|রাধারমণ দত্ত|Radharomon Dotto}}; 1834–1915), also spelt as '''Radha Raman Dutta''', was an influential [[Bengalis|Bengali]] musician and poet. A prominent member of the [[Bauls]], Dutta's body of work has led him to be considered as the "Father of Dhamal songs",<ref name=Siddiquee>{{cite news |last= Siddiquee |first= Iqbal|date=2008-03-04 |title=Radha Raman Utshab held in Sylhet |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=25951 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> and his music is widely covered by Bengali musicians in the modern day.<ref>{{cite news |last= Ahmad |first= Sabrina F|date=2006-05-23 |title=Mystical Sufi music staging a comeback |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2006/05/03/page01.htm |work=Star Lifestyle |publisher=The Daily Star |access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> and lyricist.<ref>{{cite news |date=2005-07-25 |title=Folk musical soiree in Barisal |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/07/28/d50728140288.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref>

==Ancestry==
In 640, the [[Twipra Kingdom|Raja of Tripura]] Dharma Fa planned a ceremony and invited five [[Brahmans]] from [[Etawah]], [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] and [[Kannauj]]. To compensate for their long journey, the Raja granted the Brahmans land in a place which came to be known as Panchakhanda (meaning five parts). One of the five Brahmans, Ananda Shastri of Mithila, was the ancestor of Nidhipati Shastri. In 1195, the King of Tripura granted Nidhipati some land in ''Ita''. ''Ita'' was feudal to the Kingdom of Tripura and part of its Manukul Pradesh.<ref name="purbangsho">{{cite book|title=Sreehatter Itibritta – Purbangsho (A History of Sylhet), Part 2|volume=1|chapter=1|first=Achyutcharan|last=Choudhury|author-link=Achyut Charan Choudhury|publisher=Mustafa Selim; Source publication, 2004}}</ref> Nidhipati became the founder of the ''Ita'' dynasty which would later gain a [[Raja]] status through his descendant, Bhanu Narayan. Bhanu Narayan's son, Ramchandra Brahma Narayan had a son called Prabhakar Dutta. In 1612, after [[Khwaja Usman]]'s successful battle against the last Ita Raja, Subid Narayan, the royal family fled to nearby kingdoms in the [[Sylhet region]]. Prabhakar fled to Alisarkul (a village in [[Srimangal]]) before seeking refuge in the [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Jagannathpur Kingdom]]. The King of Jagannathpur, Raja Vijay Singh allowed Prabhakar to live in the Keshabpur village. Later, Prabhakar's son, Sambhu Das Dutta, is made a minister under Vijay Singh. After the defeat of the Jagannathpur Kingdom by the Baniyachong Raja Habib Khan, the Dutta family decided to stay away from politics in order to protect themselves. Sambhu's son, Radha Madhab Dutta engaged himself in Sanskrit and Bengali literature. He translated [[Jayadeva]]'s [[Gita Govinda]] into the [[Bengali language]] in addition to writing and composing famous songs and poems.<ref name="purbangsho"/>

==Early life==
Dutta was born on May 26, 1833 into a [[Kayastha]] [[zamindar]] family in the village of Keshabpur in [[Jagannathpur Upazila|Jagannathpur]], which is located in present-day [[Sunamganj District]], [[Bangladesh]]. As the youngest son of the [[Bengali Hindu]] lyricist Radha Madhab Dutta, Dutta displayed a musical [[temperament]] from childhood. The early death of his father led Dutta to seek the discipleship and initiation of religious mentors like Raghunath Goswami.<ref name=Siddiquee/> Dutta's [[Vaishnavism]] (worship of [[Krishna]]) shaped his musical work and led him to a life of [[asceticism]]; he lived for some time in a house that amounted to little more than a seven-square-foot of mud-hut. He studied Shakta, Vaishnavism, Shaiva and Sahajiya doctrines and started performing sadhana-bhajan according to Sahajiya. Dutta was also heavily influenced by the [[Sufism]] that infuses Baul culture, and was in touch with contemporary [[Bengali Muslim]] poet [[Hason Raja]].<ref>{{cite book|title=সিলেটের মরমী মানস|author=Syed Mostafa Kamal|chapter=Radharaman|page=92|publisher=Mahakabi Syed Sultan Sahitya O Gabeshana Parishad|year=2009|language=bn}}</ref><ref name=Mahmud>{{cite news |last=Mahmud |first=Jamil |date=2008-04-03 |title=Radharaman Utsab '08 at TSC |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=30447 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2009-01-28}}</ref>

==Cultural influence==
Radharaman Datta wrote and composed over 3,000<ref>[[:bn:রাধারমণ দত্ত]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=December 2017}} songs in the [[Baul]] tradition<ref name=Mahmud/> and was known in particular for his "Geets" and "[[Dhamail|Dhamal]]" songs - compositions to traditional dance forms. He has been cited as the creator of the Dhamail art form.<ref name=Mahmud/> Dutta's compositions are performed today in weddings all over Bangladesh. Many popular [[Bengali music|Bengali]] songs of today were written originally by Radha Raman and his songs are sung by modern professional musicians in [[Bangladesh]]<ref>{{cite news |last= Bulbon |first=Sheikh Arif |date=2007-06-21 |title=3rd round of talent hunt for top 10 bauls |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_36975.shtml |publisher=The New Nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623040909/http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_36975.shtml |archive-date=2008-06-23 |access-date=2009-01-27}}</ref> and in [[West Bengal]], India.

Dutta's most popular song, "Bhromor Koio Giya", was copied by Romanian singer [[Liviu Mititelu]], for which it is called 'Vorbesc Cu tine Nu Ma Auzi'. This cover version was also a copy of the composition by Armeen Musa's first version of the original song.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Tajik singer [[Noziya Karomatullo]] ([[Нозияи Кароматулло]]) has also covered it in Tajik. The title of her cover version is Kujo Kujo.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==Personal life==
In 1275 BS (1868-1869 AD), he married Gunamayi Devi. She was the daughter of Nandakumar Sen Adhikari, a descendant of Sen Shivananda who was a disciple of [[Krishna Chaitanya]]. Her home village was Adpasha in present-day Ward 8, Amtail, [[Moulvibazar Sadar|Moulvibazar]]. Bipin Bihari Dutta was their only surviving child at the time of Dutta's death, with his three other children and wife dying in his lifetime.

==Death and legacy==
On 10 November 1915, Dutta died in his own house which became his [[samadhi (shrine)]]. Following his death, his disciples lit candles in the shrine everyday - a tradition which has been maintained to this day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymatebd.com/library/book/697|title=বাংলা একাডেমী থেকে প্রকাশিত রাধারমণ গীতিমালা|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926153539/http://www.dailymatebd.com/library/book/697|archive-date=26 September 2014|access-date=28 April 2012|language=bn|trans-title=Radharaman Gitimala published by Bangla Academy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banglatribune.com/country/news/261135/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C|title=বৈষ্ণব কবি রাধারমণ দত্তের ১০২ তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ|trans-title=Vaishnavite poet Radharaman Dutta's 102nd death anniversary is today|website=[[Bangla Tribune]]|language=bn|date=10 November 2017}}</ref>

==Notable famous songs by Radharaman==
* Shyam Kalia Shuna Bondhu Re
* Bhromor Koio Giya
* Kare Dhekabo Moner Dhukko Go
* Sham Chikon Kalia
* Bolo Go Bolo Go Shoki
* Mone Nai Mone Nai
* Jole Jaio Na Go Rai
* O Bashi Re
* Sham Na Ki Choli la
* Jole Gia Chilam Shoi
* Ami Robo Na Robo Na Grihe
* Kalay Pran Ti Nilo (Bashi Ti Bajaiya)
* Amar Bondhu Doyamoy
* Jugol Milon Hoilo Go
* Pap Ar Punno, Kori Tare Manno
* Ke Tore Shikhailo Radhar Namti Re
* Amar Golar Har Khule Ne Ogo Lalite
* Amare Ashibar Kotha Koiya

==References==
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