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Bharat Dev Varma
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Bharat Dev Varma (born Maharaja
Bharat Kishore Dev Burman 1941)
[1] (literal phonetic rendering in
Bengali) is a minor Tripuri royal,
currently living in the city of
Kolkata , formerly Calcutta.
He is the husband of actress
Moon Moon Sen and the nephew
of Maharani Gayatri Devi , and as
the father of Bollywood actresses
Raima Sen and Riya Sen (who use
their mother's surname
professionally and socially).
The Dev Varma house,
formerly reigning in Tripura
The Dev Varma family [1] ruled the
Indian princely state of Tripura, a
small north-eastern state in India,
with a status of 13 gun salute,
meaning that the state and family
were of moderate significance
among the Princely States. In the
late 19th and early 20th century,
the head of the family became
significantly influenced by and
associated with Bengali literary
icon and Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore. After
Independence, Tripura became a
State in the Republic of India; the
current head of the family and his
immediate relatives now live in
Tripura House in Kolkata (formerly
Calcutta).
The most well-known members of
this family in modern India are
however the father-son duo of
Sachin Dev Burman (song
composer) and Rahul Dev Burman
(India's revolutionary music
composer R.D. Burman), both
deceased.
Early life
Bharat Dev Varma was born the
younger son of Maharaja
Ramendra Kishore Dev Varma
(Prince of Tripura) (d. Calcutta
1975) and his first wife Ila Devi
(Princess of Cooch Behar) (1914–
1945), [1] the eldest daughter of
HH Maharaja Jitendra Narayan
Bhup Bahadur, Maharaja of Cooch
Behar and his wife Indira Raje ,
Princess of Baroda . The father
Ramendra Kishore Dev Varma was
himself a grandson of a ruler of
Tripura and thus nephew and
cousin (and later brother-in-law)
to successive rulers.
He had one older brother
Manabendra Kishore Dev Varma,
better known as Bhim Dev Varma
(now deceased) (1937–2002) who
was childless, and one sister
Devika Devi (1938–2009), who was
previously married in 1961
(divorced 19_) to her aunt Gayatri
Devi's stepson Prithviraj Singh,
Prince of Jaipur), with issue. His
mother Ila Devi died at a
relatively young age in 1945 at
Darjeeling, aged only 30 or 31. His
father remarried some time later,
this time choosing as wife his first
cousin Kamal Prabha, Princess of
Tripura. Bharat Dev Varma has one
half-brother Jishnu Kishore Dev
Varma (married, with one son) and
three half-sisters by his father's
second marriage. [1]
His nickname is apparently Prince
Habi. [1] It is unclear if this was a
childhood nickname, since it has
rarely been used in the Indian
press, whereas his older brother
was always known as Bhim Dev
Varma until his death (and later).
Bharat was probably raised by his
father and stepmother in Calcutta.
His father died in 1975. Details of
his education and career are
currently unknown.
Personal life
Bharat Dev Varma married Moon
Moon Sen in 1976 (better known
as the only child of Bengali
actress Suchitra Sen. His wife later
entered the Bengali film industry,
and achieved some successes, but
has since starred more in TV
serials.
In interviews, Moon Moon Sen has
praised her husband's character
and his support of her
professional life. Notably, she says
"I give him 100 per cent credit for
the success and stability of our
marriage. Going by film marriages,
ours is a pretty steady one. ...He
is protective of all of us. His sense
of humour, tolerance,
understanding and love is just
beyond words. He thoroughly
enjoys my being in my profession
because it opens up a whole new
world for him." [2] The couple have
two daughters, both Kolkata And
Bollywood actresses Raima Sen
and Riya Sen
The family leads a private life in
South Kolkata , but make
occasional appearances in the
Page 3 sections of Indian
newspapers, usually at polo events
or film-related events.
Bharat Dev Varma was probably
brought up his maternal
grandmother Maharani Indira Devi
of Cooch Behar (Princess Indira
Raje Gaekwad of Baroda), an
erudite and progressive woman of
her time, after his mother Ila
Devi's premature death followed
by his father's second marriage.
He spent his childhood partly in
Agartala and mostly in
'Woodlands' in Alipur Road, the
Calcutta residence of the Cooch
Behar royal family.
Bharat Kishore Dev Burman 1941)
[1] (literal phonetic rendering in
Bengali) is a minor Tripuri royal,
currently living in the city of
Kolkata , formerly Calcutta.
He is the husband of actress
Moon Moon Sen and the nephew
of Maharani Gayatri Devi , and as
the father of Bollywood actresses
Raima Sen and Riya Sen (who use
their mother's surname
professionally and socially).
The Dev Varma house,
formerly reigning in Tripura
The Dev Varma family [1] ruled the
Indian princely state of Tripura, a
small north-eastern state in India,
with a status of 13 gun salute,
meaning that the state and family
were of moderate significance
among the Princely States. In the
late 19th and early 20th century,
the head of the family became
significantly influenced by and
associated with Bengali literary
icon and Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore. After
Independence, Tripura became a
State in the Republic of India; the
current head of the family and his
immediate relatives now live in
Tripura House in Kolkata (formerly
Calcutta).
The most well-known members of
this family in modern India are
however the father-son duo of
Sachin Dev Burman (song
composer) and Rahul Dev Burman
(India's revolutionary music
composer R.D. Burman), both
deceased.
Early life
Bharat Dev Varma was born the
younger son of Maharaja
Ramendra Kishore Dev Varma
(Prince of Tripura) (d. Calcutta
1975) and his first wife Ila Devi
(Princess of Cooch Behar) (1914–
1945), [1] the eldest daughter of
HH Maharaja Jitendra Narayan
Bhup Bahadur, Maharaja of Cooch
Behar and his wife Indira Raje ,
Princess of Baroda . The father
Ramendra Kishore Dev Varma was
himself a grandson of a ruler of
Tripura and thus nephew and
cousin (and later brother-in-law)
to successive rulers.
He had one older brother
Manabendra Kishore Dev Varma,
better known as Bhim Dev Varma
(now deceased) (1937–2002) who
was childless, and one sister
Devika Devi (1938–2009), who was
previously married in 1961
(divorced 19_) to her aunt Gayatri
Devi's stepson Prithviraj Singh,
Prince of Jaipur), with issue. His
mother Ila Devi died at a
relatively young age in 1945 at
Darjeeling, aged only 30 or 31. His
father remarried some time later,
this time choosing as wife his first
cousin Kamal Prabha, Princess of
Tripura. Bharat Dev Varma has one
half-brother Jishnu Kishore Dev
Varma (married, with one son) and
three half-sisters by his father's
second marriage. [1]
His nickname is apparently Prince
Habi. [1] It is unclear if this was a
childhood nickname, since it has
rarely been used in the Indian
press, whereas his older brother
was always known as Bhim Dev
Varma until his death (and later).
Bharat was probably raised by his
father and stepmother in Calcutta.
His father died in 1975. Details of
his education and career are
currently unknown.
Personal life
Bharat Dev Varma married Moon
Moon Sen in 1976 (better known
as the only child of Bengali
actress Suchitra Sen. His wife later
entered the Bengali film industry,
and achieved some successes, but
has since starred more in TV
serials.
In interviews, Moon Moon Sen has
praised her husband's character
and his support of her
professional life. Notably, she says
"I give him 100 per cent credit for
the success and stability of our
marriage. Going by film marriages,
ours is a pretty steady one. ...He
is protective of all of us. His sense
of humour, tolerance,
understanding and love is just
beyond words. He thoroughly
enjoys my being in my profession
because it opens up a whole new
world for him." [2] The couple have
two daughters, both Kolkata And
Bollywood actresses Raima Sen
and Riya Sen
The family leads a private life in
South Kolkata , but make
occasional appearances in the
Page 3 sections of Indian
newspapers, usually at polo events
or film-related events.
Bharat Dev Varma was probably
brought up his maternal
grandmother Maharani Indira Devi
of Cooch Behar (Princess Indira
Raje Gaekwad of Baroda), an
erudite and progressive woman of
her time, after his mother Ila
Devi's premature death followed
by his father's second marriage.
He spent his childhood partly in
Agartala and mostly in
'Woodlands' in Alipur Road, the
Calcutta residence of the Cooch
Behar royal family.
May 24, 2019 at 06:41PM
