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Raju Bharatan

Raju Bharatan

Indian journalist (1934–2020)


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]

Raju Bharatan

He died aged 86 in Mumbai in February 2020 after a prolonged illness. He was survived by his daughter.[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. "Noted cricket scribe Raju Bharatan dies". Deccan Herald. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "Veteran Cricket Journalist And Film Historian Raju Bharatan Dies At 86". ABPlive. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. Bharatan, Raju (1 August 2016). "Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 via Amazon.
  4. Naushadnama: The Life & Music Of Naushad. ASIN 9381431930.
  5. Bharatan, Raju (1 September 2010). "A Journey Down Melody Lane". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 via Amazon.
  6. Bharatan, Raju (2 January 1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ASIN 8174760237.

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