Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay

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Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay
ত্রিদিবকুমার চট্টোপাধ্যায়
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Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay in the office of Patra Bharati
Born (1958-10-30) 30 October 1958 (age 65)
Nationality Indian
Other namesTutun
EducationM.Sc.
Alma mater Calcutta University
Hindu School, Kolkata
Occupation(s)Editor, Writer
Years active1976 - present
OrganizationPatra Bharati
SpouseChumki Chattopadhyay
Parent 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]

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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] [2]

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  4. Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay (2004). Sakkhi Chilen Jagumama. Kolkata: Patra Bharati. p. 163.
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