 The youngest son of lyricist Radha Madhab Dutta, Dutta displayed a musical temperament from childhood.The early death of his father led Dutta to seek the approval of religious mentors throughout his life.Dutta's Vaishnavism (worship of Krishna) shaped his musical work and led him to a life of asceticism; he lived for some time in a house that amounted to little more than a seven-square-foot of mud-hut.