“One big mistake that we made in Delhi is that we made it a low-rise city which means that rich people have nice green colonies while the poor live in dusty areas.”

Indian composer and lyricist

Abhijit Banerjee was an Indian composer and lyricist, known for his work in Bengali non-film songs. He wrote and composed in the Bengali music world, and his name is closely linked with the era of popular recorded songs in Bengal. He worked with singers and writers including Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Pratima Bandyopadhyay, and Pulak Bandyopadhyay. He was also a close associate and assistant of Salil Chowdhury, and taught music at Bani Chakra school.