Prafulla Roy was born on 11 September 1934 in the village of Atpara, Bikrampur, 1934 in the former East Bengal district of Dhaka. He is a West Bengali author.
He had to struggle hard to set foot in a new land. He traveled all over the country to experience the struggles of the people. He moved to India in 1950. He resides in Kolkata. He has written over 150 books, including novels and short stories. His first novel was Purva Parvati, written in Nagaland and published in 1956. About 45 telefilms, tele-series, and a number of feature films were made based on his novels.
From 1986 to 1989, at the initiative of Monindra Roy, Keya Patar Nauko was continuously published in Amrit Patrika.
