Ashutosh Deb | |
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Born | 1803 |
Died | 1856 |
Occupation(s) | Musician, priest, lexicographer |
Ashutosh Deb (1803—1856) commonly known as A. T. Deb was an Indian lexicographer, publisher and musician. He was the producer of an early Bengali dictionary. [1] He was also a sitar player and composed many popular tappa and other songs. [2] Deb was also a Hindu priest as well as notable academician of Bengal. He started his career as a publisher and uplifted his father's publishing company BMR. Deb founded Deb Sahitya Kutir publishing house in Kolkata, a famous publications for children literature. [3]