Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman
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Mahamanyabar Rajkumar
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 Srila-Srijukta Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman (1854 - September 5, 1931), also transliterated as Nabadwip Chandra Deb Barman, was a noted India
India
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n sitar
Sitar
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ist and Dhrupad
Dhrupad
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 singer. He was music director Sachin Dev Burman
Sachin Dev Burman
Sachin Dev Burman , also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own...

's father.

N. D. Burman was the second son of Ishanachandra Dev Burman, Raja
Raja
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 of Tripura
Tripura
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 (r. 1849-1862). He and his elder brother were at their father's death in 1862 excluded from the throne of Tripura by their paternal uncle Birchandra, but from 1923 to 1927 he was President of the Regency Council of Tripura for his kinsman Kishore Deb Barman, Maharaja of Tripura (r. 1923-1947). He was granted the personal title of Mahamanyabar on January 31, 1928.

N.D. Burman was married to Nirupama Devi, by whom he had nine children including the famed Bengali singer and Indian film music director Sachin Dev Burman
Sachin Dev Burman
Sachin Dev Burman , also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own...

(the youngest of five sons).
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