Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay Explained

Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay
Native Name:ত্রিদিবকুমার চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Birth Date:1958 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Kolkata
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Tutun
Education:M.Sc.
Alma Mater:Calcutta University
Hindu School, Kolkata
Occupation:Editor, Writer
Years Active:1976 - present
Organization:Patra Bharati
Spouse:Chumki Chattopadhyay
Parents:Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay (father)

Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay (born 30 October 1958) is a Bengali writer and editor. He is the General Secretary of the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, organiser of International Kolkata Book Fair[1] [2] as well as the present owner of Patra Bharati.[3]

Early life

Chattopadhyay was born in 1958 in Kolkata. His father Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay was an eminent author and publisher. He passed Higher Secondary Examination in 1975 from Hindu School and completed M.Sc. in Botany from the Calcutta University.[4]

Career

Chattopadhyay started his literary career in 1976 in Kishore Bharati Magazine, founded by his father Dinesh Chandra. His first novel Haath (The Hand) was published in 1985. Chattopadhyay wrote and edited number science fiction, mystery thriller and Jagu Mama detective series as well as stories for adults.[5] [6] His novel named Mukhosher Arale was screened on television. He achieved number of awards for the contribution in Bengali Children's literature. Chattopadhyay, presently the chief editor of Kishore Bharati magazine, operates Patra Bharati Publication house in Kolkata. He is a regular writer of Bengali magazines and guest lecturer of the University of Calcutta on Diploma courses in Book Publishing.[7] Chattopadhyay is also a life member of Indian Science Congress Association, World Wildlife Fund[8] and honorary General Secretary of the Publishers & Booksellers Guild since 2004.[9]

Works

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Guild denies role in Rushdie ban, takes a dig at media. The Times of India. 5 February 2013. 28 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Publishers And Booksellers Guild vs State Of West Bengal And Ors.. 12 January 2007. 23 May 2018.
  3. Web site: P A T R A B H A R A T I :: P A T R A B H A R A T I. www.bookspatrabharati.com. 2019-09-23.
  4. Book: Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay. Sakkhi Chilen Jagumama. Patra Bharati. 2004. Kolkata. 163.
  5. Book: Volume 1, TRIDIB KUMAR CHATTERJEE. JAGUMAMA RAHASYA SAMAGRA. 15 January 2011. Patra Bharati . 9788183740913. 23 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Gopon premer golpo (Bengali). Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay. 31 August 2016. 23 May 2018.
  7. Web site: INAUGURATION OF THE P.G. DIPLOMA COURSE IN BOOK PUBLISHING. caluniv.ac.in. 23 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Life Members. sciencecongress.nic.in. 23 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Executive Committee. 23 May 2018.