| Gajendra Kumar Mitra | |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Calcutta, British India |
| Death Date: | 16 October 1994 |
| Death Place: | Calcutta, India |
| Occupation: | Novelist, playwright, poet, essayist |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Notableworks: | Kolkatar Kāchhei, Pānchajanya |
| Spouse: | Pratima Mitra |
| Awards: | Sahitya Academy award Rabindra Puraskar |
Gajendra Kumar Mitra (Bengali: গজেন্দ্র কুমার মিত্র) (11 November 1908 – 16 October 1994) was a Bengali writer. In the year 1959, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for his novel, Kolkatar Kāchhei (A Stone's Throw from Kolkata).
Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on 11 November 1908. He was a versatile writer. He wrote many novels, short stories, plays, essays and poems. Mitra also translated a few English novels into Bengali, such as Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. He used to write with his left hand. His genuine love and concern for Bengali literature inspired him to co-found the famous Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. Mitra was childless. He died on 16 October 1994 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
Mr Mitra along with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh established Mitra & Ghosh Publishers on 9 March 1934.