SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY


Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil Gangopadhyay
  • Born: September 7, 1934
  • Died: October 23, 2012
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Writer

Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly was an Indian poet, Historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Calcutta. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. In 1953 he and a few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications.