Raju Bharatan

Raju Bharatan

Raju Bharatan[1][2][3] (1934 – February 7, 2020) was a journalist and writer on Indian cricket and Bollywood music. He worked for a weekly features magazine, The Illustrated Weekly of India, and an Indian films weekly newspaper, Screen. He also directed The Victory Story (1974), the first full-length Indian cricket documentary.[4]

He died aged 86 in Mumbai in February 2020 after a prolonged illness.[4] His wife, Girija Rajendran, who predeceased him, was also a film journalist.[5]

Books

Bharatan wrote a number of books on cricket and on Hindi film music personalities, with whom he had a close association.

  • Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography [6](Publisher: Hay House; Latest edition (5 August 2016) ISBN 978-9385827150)
  • Naushadnama: The Life & Music of Naushad [7] (Publisher: Hay House India (2014) ISBN 978-9381431931)
  • A Journey Down Melody Lane [8] (Publisher: Hay House (1 September 2010) ASIN 569J1NC Kindle edition in Amazon.in )
  • Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography [9] (Publisher: UBS Publishers Distributors (2 January 1995) ISBN 978-8174760234
  • Indian Cricket: The Vital Phase ( Published by Bell Books, 1977)[10]
  • Rivals in the Sun: A Survey of the 1952 Tour of England (Publisher: Popular Book Depot, 1952)

References

  1. ^ "Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ "'There was a ruthlessness in the relationship between the sisters'". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "MOHD. RAFI DESERVE MUCH MORE "PADMA SHREE " - RAJU BHARATAN" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ a b "Noted cricket scribe Raju Bharatan dies". Deccan Herald. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Veteran Cricket Journalist And Film Historian Raju Bharatan Dies At 86". ABPlive. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Bharatan, Raju (1 August 2016). "Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
  7. ^ Naushadnama: The Life & Music Of Naushad. ASIN 9381431930.
  8. ^ Bharatan, Raju (1 September 2010). "A Journey Down Melody Lane". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
  9. ^ Bharatan, Raju (2 January 1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ASIN 8174760237.
  10. ^ "Indian Cricket - The Vital Phase by Raju Bharatan: Bell Books Signed by Author(s) - Sportspages". Retrieved 9 January 2017.