Dr Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay was born in 1956 in Kolkata. He has PGCTE qualification from EFLU, Hyderabad, and a PhD from Jadavpur University (1992). After being the Regional Secretary (East India), Sahitya Akademi, for a number of years, he is now Director, Visva-Bharati Granthana Vibhaga, Kolkata.

 

A prolific writer, Dr Mukhopadhyay has to his credit 8 collections of short stories, 7 novels, two travelogues, a book of criticism and one of essays. He has also edited a number of anthologies of short stories and poetry. His work has been translated into English and Hindi, and converted into radio-play.

 

He has been honoured with the ‘Somen Chandra Award’ of Governement of West Bengal (2000), the Galpamela Puraskar (2004), Katha Award (2005), Bankimchandra Smriti Puraskar of the Govt of West Bengal (2007), Saratchandra Smriti Puraskar, Bhagalpur, (2007), Sis Puraskar (2008), and Gajendranath Mitra birth-centenary Award (2009). He has also been honoured with “Ananda Puraskar” of Ananda Bazar Patrika in 2013 and “Dwijendralal Roy literary Award” in 2014.

 

A distinguished speaker, he has been invited to deliver keynote addresses at numerous national and international conferences and chair key sessions. He has held several important positions, including as a Member, Executive Committee, SAARC Foundation of Writers & Literature, New Delhi; Member, Expert Committee, School of Translation Studies and Training, IGNOU, New Delhi; and Visiting Fellow, Jadavpur University.