Debesh Roy was born on 17 December 1936. He was a Bengali writer and scholar from India. Roy was born in Pabna in British India. His family came to Jalpaiguri on 17 December 1936. His father was Khistish Roy and his mother was Aparna Roy.
He had his schooling at Ananda Model School, Jalpaiguri. He graduated from Ananda Chandra College in Jalpaiguri. From the time he was a student, Roy worked in the student wing of the Communist Party of India. During his association, he learned the Rajbanshi dialect. In 1956, while studying at Calcutta University, he took part in mainstream left-wing politics.
Roy’s life and works were inspired by the Teesta River-based Rajbanshi Community of North Bengal. He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1990 for his epic novel Teesta Parer Brittanto. He was also honored by Bhasa Sahitya Parishad and Bhualka Purashkar.
