| Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay | |
| Birth Date: | 1956 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Former Director |
| Awards: | Ananda Puraskar |
| Education: | MA (University of Calcutta) Ph.D. (Jadavpur University) |
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay (born 8 March 1956) is a Bengali writer from India. He has written novels and short stories for both adults and children.[1]
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay was born in Calcutta[2] His father was Ramangamohan Mukhopadhyay and mother Kanaklata Mukhopadhyay. He graduated from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir (a residential college) at Belurbefore 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. Formerly he was Convener of the Bengali Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi. He was also President of the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad. He has retired as the Director of the Publishing Department, Visva-Bharati.[3] He is associated with a number of Bengali Little Magazines.
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.