“When I was a graduate student, I actually took a course in development economics and I thought it was the most boring thing in the world.”

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.