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1. Devapriya Roy

Devapriya Roy is a well-known Indian author. She was born on 24 May in Kolkata. She completed graduation in English literature from Presidency College and a Master's degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She earned PhD on Bharata Natyashastra( Muni of ancient India on performing arts) from Jawaharlal University under the guidance of H.S Shivprasad and award-winning poet and playwright and Prof Katia Legeret of the University of Paris VIII. Her husband is Saurabh Jha. In 2011, she began her career with the first novel, The Vague Woman Handbook, published by HarperCollins, which was later listed in the India Today Bestseller list. In 2013, ...

Date of Birth: 24-05

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Story Writer, Author

Devapriya Roy Biography

Date of Birth: 24-05

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Story Writer, Author

2. Sasthipada Chattopadhyay

Sasthipada Chattopadhyay is a Bengali novelist and a short story writer. He was born on 9th March 1941 in Howrah district, West Bengal. He is famous for writing excellent Bengali Literature and is well known for the stories of Pandab Goenda. He has worked in the Dainik Basumati in 1961, where he published his first-ever work of literature titled Kamakhya Bhraman. Later he joined Anandvaxar Patrila under the guidance of Ramapada Chowdhary and Sagarmoy Ghosh. He was also a part of Indian Railway Services, posted at Ghatshila. He was passionate about exploring new places, which reflect in most of his stories. Chattopadhyay has written many novels, travelogues, short stories but acquired recognition and fame only after writing Pandab...

Date of Birth: 09-03-1941

Age: 83

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Writer, Author

Sasthipada Chattopadhyay Biography

Date of Birth: 09-03-1941

Age: 83

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Writer, Author

3. Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay is an Indian, Bengali author. His nickname is Runu. He was born on November 2, 1935. Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s birthplace is Mymensingh district, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh). His ancestors lived in Bainkhara, Bikrampur. During the partition, his family moved to Kolkata. He qualified intermediate from the Victoria College, Koch Bihar. He graduated with a Master’s in Bengali from Calcutta University. His nationality is Indian. His father worked in the Railways. He initiated his career as a school teacher. He is a staff member of the Bengali language “Anandabazar Patrika” at Kolkata. He is known for creating the fictional sleuths “Fatik,” “Barodachara...

Date of Birth: 02-11-1935

Age: 89

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Biography

Date of Birth: 02-11-1935

Age: 89

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

4. Maruf Rehman

Maruf Rehman is an Author. Born and bought up in Bangladesh, he has, so far, published 14 books. Maruf was a creative writer for the monthly magazine Unmad, known as the most recognized satire magazine in Bangladesh, he started his career as a creative writer and has been working in this area for approximately 15 years. Soon he was promoted to Assistant Editor for Unmad and he continued working for almost 7 years. After that, Maruf worked as a creative writer for Delta Bay and was the writer for Ke Hote Chy Kotipoti, which was the first international television show in Bangladesh’s history. In the year 2012, Maruf started working as an Executive Producer for Radio Frooti, where he worked for two years. In 2014, Maruf was ap...

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Maruf Rehman Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

5. Dr. Dilip Kumar Mitra

Dilip Kumar Mishra was born on 6 January 1939 in Calcutta. His father’s name was Late Haridas Mishra, and his mother was Late Kanaklata Mishra. He had a keen interest in writing stories and poems from childhood. He did post-graduation in Masters of Art and then completed his studies by doing P.H.D from the same college. He worked as Reader and Head of the Dept. Bengali Surendranath College. An accomplished educator and literary critic, Prof. Dr. Dilip Kum ar Mitra have won numerous honors and awards, including the Utpal Dutta Samman, the Shivkumar Joshi Smarak, the World Human Service Society Award, the Jyotsna-makha Das Smarak Samman, the Girishankar Samman, the Natyashastri Title, and the Natyabhusan Samman. Dr. Mitra has authore...

Date of Birth: 06-01-1939

Age: 85

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Dr. Dilip Kumar Mitra Biography

Date of Birth: 06-01-1939

Age: 85

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

6. Pramathanath Bishi

Pramathanath Bishi was an Indian writer, an educationist, and a parliamentarian from West Bengal. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from1972 to1978. Bishi was born on 11 June 1901 at the Joan in Rajasthani, the son of Nalininath Bishi and Sarojbasni Devi. He studied for seventeen years in Brahma Vidyalaya IN Santiniketan, where he made known with Rabindranath Tagore. He passed his college from Santiniketan (1929) and took a long break going to complete the IA (1927) and BA honors in English from Rajshahi College (1927). He also took an MA in Bengal from Calcutta University (1932). He conducted his research on a Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellowship (1933-1936). Bishi&rsq...

Date of Birth: 11-06-1901

Date of Death: 10-05-1985

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Pramathanath Bishi Biography

Date of Birth: 11-06-1901

Date of Death: 10-05-1985

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

7. Sourav Mukhopadhyay

Sourav Mukhopadhyay is a renowned Bengali Author who has written stories, novels and books for children and adults. He is famous for his novel Prothom Prabaho, a book based on Mahabharat Adi Parba. Sourav Mukhopadhyay was born in 1973 and spent his childhood in Howrah district, where he resides with his whole family. He completed his school in 1991 at Makardaha Bamasundari institution and then received a degree in English from Narasinha Dutt College in 1994. He began his career with a government job and worked as an English teacher in high secondary school. Sourav Mukhopadhyay wrote three stories in 2003, later published in 2004 in three leading magazines. He has written v...

Date of Birth: 24-04-1973

Age: 51

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Sourav Mukhopadhyay Biography

Date of Birth: 24-04-1973

Age: 51

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

8. Sujan Dasgupta

Sujan Dasgupta graduated with a master's degree in engineering from Jadavpur University and then relocated to the USA to pursue his doctorate. Since then, he has lived in the nation for almost 50 years. He worked mainly at the renowned Bell Laboratory for most of his career. Additionally, he is a well-known storyteller and the creator and editor of the informational websites abasar.net and Bengali Mystry.com. For "Anandamela" and other tiny periodicals, he produced numerous poems, stories, and puzzles. In 1989, he published his first book, Dhandhapurir Golokdhandha, a collection of riddles. In addition to creating stories, novels, and puzzles, he was a master of detective stories. He is the author of the fictional character...

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

Sujan Dasgupta Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Author

9. Banibrata Mukhopadhyay