“The first time I went to the Planning Commission was when it was under KC Pant, a long time ago. Since then I have been back there many, many times to the point where the many people who seem to spend their lives sitting outside the various offices and even the patches of grime in the hallways and stairwells began to look familiar.”

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.