Raju Bharatan

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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]

He died aged 86 in Mumbai in February 2020 after a prolonged illness.^[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

^ "Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "'There was a ruthlessness in the relationship between the sisters'". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "MOHD. RAFI DESERVE MUCH MORE "PADMA SHREE " - RAJU BHARATAN" – via www.youtube.com.
^ ^a ^b "Noted cricket scribe Raju Bharatan dies". Deccan Herald. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Veteran Cricket Journalist And Film Historian Raju Bharatan Dies At 86". ABPlive. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ Bharatan, Raju (1 August 2016). "Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
^ Naushadnama: The Life & Music Of Naushad. ASIN 9381431930.
^ Bharatan, Raju (1 September 2010). "A Journey Down Melody Lane". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.
^ Bharatan, Raju (2 January 1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ASIN 8174760237.
^ "Indian Cricket - The Vital Phase by Raju Bharatan: Bell Books Signed by Author(s) - Sportspages". Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[1] "Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings". Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[2] "'There was a ruthlessness in the relationship between the sisters'". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[3] "MOHD. RAFI DESERVE MUCH MORE "PADMA SHREE " - RAJU BHARATAN" – via www.youtube.com.

[DH-4] "Noted cricket scribe Raju Bharatan dies". Deccan Herald. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[5] "Veteran Cricket Journalist And Film Historian Raju Bharatan Dies At 86". ABPlive. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[6] Bharatan, Raju (1 August 2016). "Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.

[7] Naushadnama: The Life & Music Of Naushad. ASIN 9381431930.

[8] Bharatan, Raju (1 September 2010). "A Journey Down Melody Lane". Hay House. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Amazon.

[9] Bharatan, Raju (2 January 1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ASIN 8174760237.

[10] "Indian Cricket - The Vital Phase by Raju Bharatan: Bell Books Signed by Author(s) - Sportspages". Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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