Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay
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Ph.D. (Jadavpur University)
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay | |
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| Born | 8 March 1956 |
| Occupation | Former Director |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA (University of Calcutta) Ph.D. (Jadavpur University) |
| Notable awards | Ananda Puraskar |
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 Belur before taking a master's in English from The University of Calcutta. He did his PhD 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.
