Occupation Director Name Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay Nationality Indian Role Writer | Ethnicity Bengali Signature | |
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Born 8 March 1956 (age 68) ( 1956-03-08 ) Education MA University of CalcuttaPh.D. Jadavpur University | ||
Speech by ramkumar mukhopadhyay
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay (born 8 March 1956) is a Bengali writer from India. He has written novels and short stories for both adults and children.
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- Speech by ramkumar mukhopadhyay
- Dhanapatir Singhaljatra wins Ananda award
- Life
- Works
- Short story collection
- References
Dhanapatir Singhaljatra wins Ananda award
Life
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay was born in Calcutta [3] His father was Ramangamohan Mukhopadhyay and mother Kanaklata Mukhopadhyay. He graduated from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (a residential college) at Belur before taking a Masters in English from The University of Calcutta.He did his Ph.D from Jadavpur University. Mukhopadhyay started his career as Regional Secretary,East India, of Sahitya Akademi. Presently he is a member of the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi. He is now working as the Director of the Publishing Department, Visva-Bharati. He is associated with a number of Bengali Little Magazines.
Works
His first collection of 14 short stories entitled "Madale Natun Bol"(The New Beats on the Drum) published from Calcutta in 1984. His first novel "Charane Prantare" (At the Grazing Ground, at the Horizon) was published from Calcutta in 1993.