R D Burman - The Prince of Music

Rahul Dev Burman, the composer who defied music conventions to carve out a space unparalleled in the Hindi film industry, belonged to the royal lineage of Kings of Tripura, reveals a new book.
"RD was music royalty, there can be no doubt about that, but few know that he was also a scion of one of the oldest erstwhile ruling dynasties in the Indian subcontinent - one that stood perhaps second only to the Japanese imperial dynasty that traces an unbroken lineage upto a 1,000 years ago," writes Khagesh Dev Burman
Khagesh has authored a book 'R D Burman - The Prince of Music'.

Brought out by Rupa Publications, the book brings to fore chapters from the life of the maestro, who was Pancham to friends and family and highlights his relationships with other artists of his time.
The legendary camaraderie with Kishore Kumar, his defiant involvement with Asha Bhosle and most significantly his strained relationship with his father, the iconic Sachin Dev Burman also find place in the publication.
In a chronological analysis of R D Burman's life and works, Khagesh, who shares the same royal Tripura lineage as RD, traverses through various periods of the composer - right from his birth on 27 June in 1939 to his death on January 4 in 1994 - and highlights events that led to the making of a prodigal kid into a musical genius.