Music king and legendary music artist Sachin Dev Barman was a bright star in the music world.

He was a composer, lyricist, popular music artist and composer of Bengali and Hindi movies.

Renowned artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutta have sung under his composition and direction.
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushant Chowdhury said this while inaugurating the birth anniversary program of music legend Sachin Deb Burman organized at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan premises on Saturday, October 02.

After inaugurating the program by lighting a lamp, Minister Chowdhury and other guests paid their respects to the statue of Sachin Dev Barman with flowers.

In his inaugural address, ICA Minister Sushanta Chowdhury discussed in detail about Sachin Dev Burman’s education and career, and also said that the music he created is immortal.
Minister Chowdhury added that Sachin Deb Barman moved to Kolkata after passing his BA from Victoria College, present day Bangladesh and moved to Mumbai in the forties.
S D Burman first took music lessons from his father, Navadwip Chandra Devavarman, but later learned music from renowned musicians of the country.